Scotsman 29 December 2006. Jim Ferguson, an aviation writer.
He said that control failure, gearbox problems "or, God forbid, a blade coming off" were among possible mechanical explanations, while human error could not be ruled out.
A fractured rotor blade was pinpointed as the probable cause of a North Sea helicopter crash that killed 11 people in 2002.
"At present, there is one big question-mark hanging over the crash," added Mr Ferguson. He said the most recent serious accident in Europe involving a similar aircraft was in 1988, when a helicopter crashed 13 miles north of Rotterdam. The accident was attributed to "pilot disorientation".
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