Sumburgh Airport
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- Maritime and Coastguard AgencyMaritime and Coastguard AgencyThe Maritime and Coastguard Agency is a UK executive agency working to prevent the loss of lives at sea and is responsible for implementing British and International maritime law and safety policy.This involves coordinating search and rescue at sea through Her Majesty's Coastguard , ensuring that...
(Her Majesty's CoastguardHer Majesty's CoastguardHer Majesty's Coastguard is the service of the government of the United Kingdom concerned with co-ordinating air-sea rescue.HM Coastguard is a section of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency responsible for the initiation and co-ordination of all civilian maritime Search and Rescue within the UK...
) - Bristow HelicoptersBristow HelicoptersBristow Helicopters is a British helicopter airline originally based at Aberdeen Airport, Scotland, part of the Bristow Group based in Houston, Texas, USA....
- Bond Helicopters (Private SAR for BP)
Incidents and accidents
- UK Air Accidents Investigation BranchAir Accidents Investigation BranchThe Air Accidents Investigation Branch investigates air accidents in the United Kingdom. It is a branch of the Department for Transport and is based on the grounds of Farnborough Airport near Aldershot, Rushmoor, Hampshire.-History:...
recommended a safety audit of City Star AirlinesCity Star AirlinesCity Star Airlines was a ticket sales office based in Aberdeen, Scotland. It operated under the Air Operator's Certificate of Landsflug in Iceland. Its main service was scheduled services between energy industry centres in Scotland and Norway, as well as charter services...
after a serious incident in which a Dornier 328 crew flew close to cliffs and failed to respond correctly to terrain warnings on approach to Sumburgh Airport after a flight from AberdeenAberdeenAberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
. The aircraft landed safely. The captain involved was suspended and asked to resign after an investigation. - 31 July 1979. Dan-Air Flight 0034Dan-Air Flight 0034Dan-Air Flight 0034 was an oil industry support charter operated by a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 turboprop aircraft from Sumburgh Airport, Shetland Islands to Aberdeen Airport. The aircraft failed to take off and crashed into the sea offshore on 31 July 1979...
(HS748 G-BEKF) crashed during take off at the east end of runway 09, with the loss of 17 lives. - 6 November 1986. 1986 British International Helicopters Chinook crash. A Boeing 234LR Chinook helicopter crashed 2.5 mi (4 km) north east of the airport. Only two people survived with 45 lives being lost.
- On 29 March 1981 Potez 840 F-BMCY operated by Club Aéronautique de Paris made a wheels-up landing at Sumburgh. Damage was minimal and the aircraft was parked on a stand for many months. However, then the four Astazou engines and other useful parts were removed and the airframe dragged off to a quiet corner of the airfield to be abandoned. When the runway was extended it was saved and now resides in a private garden in North Roe in the north of Shetland. Only 8 Potez 840s were built.