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| Date: | Tuesday 2 December 1958 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  Sud Aviation SE 3130 Alouette II |
| Owner/operator: | Petroleum Helicopters |
| Registration: | N526 |
| MSN: | 1139 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 25 mi SSW of Cameron, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | offshore installation |
| Cameron Heliport, LA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control due to a mechanical failure and crashed in the Gulf of Mexico on return from an oil rig.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 3 December 1958, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2019 20:12 | TB | Added |
| 22-Jul-2019 06:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2021 17:47 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Apr-2022 13:01 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
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