As events unfolded, it rekindled painful memories of similar tragedies for many in the north-east.
There have been five Super Puma crashes in the North Sea since 2009.
In February that year, a Bond-operated Super Puma EC225 carrying 18 people crashed in fog near a BP oil platform 125 miles east of Aberdeen.
Everyone on board survived the incident, and an inquiry later blamed pilot error and a faulty alert system.
Just two months later, 14 passengers and two crew died when a Super Puma AS332 L2 crashed into the sea north-east of Peterhead.
An investigation into the tragedy revealed a catastrophic failure in its gearbox caused the chopper to fall out of the sky.
In May 2012, 14 people on a Super Puma EC225 were rescued after it ditched 30 miles off Aberdeen.
Later that year, in October, 19 people had to be rescued when a CHC-operated Super Puma ditched 14 miles west of Fair Isle, between Orkney and Shetland.
And in August 2013, four people died when the Super Puma AS332 L2 plunged into the sea on its approach to Sumburgh Airport in August 2013.
Last month, an Air Investigation Branch report revealed the crash was caused after its crew failed to monitor cockpit instruments properly.
The AAIB’s investigation established it took just 30 seconds for a routine flight to spiral out of control, causing the aircraft to plummet from the sky.
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