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Board of Inquiry: Squirrel ZJ 247 helicopter crash, Kingscott Valley

Board of Inquiry into the Squirrel ZJ 247 helicopter crash at Kingscott Valley, Devon.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Published: 1 May 2012
• Last updated: 11 October 2013 — See all updates

Documents

Board of Inquiry report: Squirrel ZJ 247 helicopter crash at Kingscott Valley

Ref: Reference: AACHQ.06.008

PDF, 2.6 MB

SH Staneval letter dated 25 Sept 12

PDF, 69.5 KB, 9 pages

Details

Board of Inquiry (BOI) into the Squirrel ZJ 247 helicopter crash at Kingscott Valley, Devon on 29 May 2008.

Following publication of this BoI/SI a subsequent independent review of the report, commissioned by the Joint Helicopter Command (JHC), has determined that there were a number of procedural errors in the conduct of the investigation and some inaccuracies in some of its conclusions.

In particular the JHC is not content that adequate care was taken to assess and record properly the opinions of the Squadron Commander, in order to present a properly balanced picture of the events. While the central finding of the BoI/SI remains that the accident involving Squirrel ZJ247 was avoidable, the lack of balance in the investigation has undermined the value of the final report. This fact is regretted by the JHC, which wishes to acknowledge publicly its opinion.

Published 1 May 2012
Last updated 11 October 2013 + show all updates

1. 11 October 2013

   Added SH Staneval letter dated 25 September 2012

2. 9 October 2013

   Added comments from Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) regarding a subsequent independent review of this Board of Inquiry.

3. 1 May 2012

   First published.