ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145393
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Date: | 17-APR-2012 |
| Time: | 11:55 CDT |
| Type: | Sikorsky S-76B |
| Operator: | RDC Marine Inc |
| Registration: | N56RD |
| C/n / msn: | 760368 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | KARA |
| offshore drilling rig |
Following a loss of engine power the helicopter ditched next to the intended landing site on an offshore drilling rig and subsequently sank in 310 feet (94.5m) of water. The occcupants were rescued without injury by a rescue vessel.
Sources:
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120420X71440&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2012 17:44 | Geno | Added |
| 14-Sep-2012 06:21 | TB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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