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| Date: | Wednesday 26 January 1966 |
| Time: | 13:40 |
| Type: | Bell 47J-2 Ranger |
| Owner/operator: | Petroleum Helicopters (PHI) |
| Registration: | N8490E |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Cameron LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
HELICOPTER DITCHED IN GULF OF MEX. AIRCRAFT LATER SANK AND WAS NOT RECOVERED
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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