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Fire, flood or disaster · 10.08.2005

Copterline helicopter crash

Around 12:45 on 10 August 2005 a Copterline Sikorsky helicopter on the busy shuttle route from Tallinn to Helsinki suddenly lost control a few minutes after take-off and plunged into Tallinn Bay. All 14 people on board, 12 passengers and two pilots, drowned. The wreck lay at a depth of about 43 metres. The investigation found that the hydraulic flight controls had failed. The crash ended the helicopter link between the two capitals.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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10. augustil 2005 umbes kell 12.45 kaotas tiheda Tallinna–Helsingi liiniga Copterline'i Sikorsky helikopter mõni minut pärast õhkutõusmist ootamatult juhitavuse ja kukkus Tallinna lahte. Kõik 14 pardal viibinut – 12 reisijat ja kaks pilooti – uppusid. Vrakk lebas umbes 43 meetri sügavusel. Uurimine tuvastas, et hüdrauliline juhtimissüsteem oli rikki läinud. Õnnetusega lõppes kahe pealinna vaheline helikopteriühendus.

Map of the area around Copterline helicopter crash
59.54240° N, 24.73090° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copterline_Flight_103 ↗

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