Canada Helicopter Crash

- Date of accident: March 12, 2009
- 18 passengers were on boardBBC: 'No hope' for missing Canadians (March 13, 2009)
- Seven people missing, one survivor was found, ten bodies foundCanada.com: Nine bodies recovered from N.L. helicopter wreckage (March 16, 2009)
- Search declared over at 7: 30 p.m. on March 13, 2009BBC: 'No hope' for missing Canadians (March 13, 2009)
- Was a Cougar HelicopterCBC.ca: Offshore Helicopter, Carrying 18, Ditches in Atlantic Ocean (March 12, 2009)
- Cougar Helicopters provide transportation to oilfields off of New FoundlandCBC.ca: Offshore Helicopter, Carrying 18, Ditches in Atlantic Ocean (March 12, 2009)
- The people were on their way to an oil rig, where they workedBBC: 'No hope' for missing Canadians (March 13, 2009)
- Helicopter ditched into the Atlantic, south east of Newfoundland, Canada
- Mayday call was made before 9: 40 a.m. local timeBBC: 'No hope' for missing Canadians (March 13, 2009)
- Rescue crews reported high windsCBC.ca: Offshore Helicopter, Carrying 18, Ditches in Atlantic Ocean (March 12, 2009)
- Helicopter crashed at 9: 48 a.m. local timeBBC: 'No hope' for missing Canadians (March 13, 2009)
- Passengers were employees at White Rose offshore oilfieldCBC.ca: Offshore Helicopter, Carrying 18, Ditches in Atlantic Ocean (March 12, 2009)
- One survivor, Robert Decker, was taken to a hospital in St. John's and is expected to be well enough soon to answer questions by investigatorsCBS Canada: Sole survivor may soon provide chopper crash answers (March 16, 2009)
- One person was found dead during the rescue effortBBC: 'No hope' for missing Canadians (March 13, 2009)
- Nine bodies found dead after search was called off and a mission to recover the bodies beganCanada.com: Nine bodies recovered from N.L. helicopter wreckage (March 16, 2009)
- The cause of the crash is under investigationCBS Canada: Sole survivor may soon provide chopper crash answers (March 16, 2009)

A helicopter crashed into the Atlantic waters 47 nautical miles south-east of St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, on March 12, 2009. 18 people were on board and rescuers found one survivor. The search effort was called off in the evening of March 13, 2009 because rescuers said there was no longer any hope of finding survivors.BBC: 'No hope' for missing Canadians (March 13, 2009) On March 16, 2009, nine bodies were recovered after a private supply vessel was dispatched in a mission to recover the bodies of those missing from the crash. Another body was found during the rescue efforts. The search continues for the remaining missing seven bodies.Canada.com: Nine bodies recovered from N.L. helicopter wreckage (March 16, 2009)
Cougar Helicopters

Cougar Helicopters is a company that provides shuttle services to oilfield workers who are employed in the oilfields off of the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The company is based out of St. Johns and provides shuttle flights to Hibernia, Terra Nova and the White Rose platforms.Canada.com: At Least One Rescued in Helicopter Crash Off N.l. (March 12, 2009)