16 people died when the helicopter crashed into the North Sea, 14 miles from Peterhead.
A fatal accident inquiry is to be held into a North Sea helicopter crash that left 16 people dead after prosecutors ruled out criminal proceedings.
A Super Puma plunged into the sea off the Aberdeenshire coast while returning from the BP Miller platform on April 1 2009.
The Crown Office announced that an inquiry into the circumstances of the crash will take place in Aberdeen in October.
“Having carefully considered all the circumstances of this incident, Crown Counsel have decided that there is insufficient evidence for a prosecution and as a result, no criminal proceedings are instructed,” a statement said.
“The deaths of all 16 men who lost their lives in the tragedy are to be the subject of an inquiry in terms of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976.”
