Mother’s heartbreak over helicopter crash mistakes
Relatives of the 16 men who perished on board Flight 85N in a North Sea crash in April 2009 learned this week how their loved ones spent their final moments, with the publishing of a final air accident inquiry.
An Air Accident Investigation Branch report on Wednesday ruled that a crack in the Super Puma helicopter’s gearbox had led to its “catastrophic” failure.
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Hide AdVerona Szegedi, the mother of James Costello, 24, yesterday said: “I most definitely feel that my son, James Costello, would still be with me had the initial intention of Bond’s to replace the main rotor gear gone ahead.”
Ms Szegedi, of Aberdeen, said she was still waiting for James, who was a planner for PSN (Production Services Network), to “come home”.