The Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry was set up after the crash on March 12, 2009, of a Sikorsky S-92A helicopter about 30 nautical miles from St. Johnâs. The helicopter, carrying 16 passengers and two pilots, was on its way to the SeaRose FPSO, with a first stop planned at the Hibernia platform. The aircraft crashed and sank with the loss of 17 lives. Only one person survived.