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| Date: | Monday 3 November 1975 |
| Time: | 13:02UTC |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Petroleum Helicopters (PHI) |
| Registration: | N90057 |
| MSN: | 30694 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Marlin I platform |
| Intracoastal City | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Main rotor blade fatigue failure.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
WAAS
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=50693&key=0&queryId=1cb5c9fa-cb29-4f29-a27e-3ed7c5066111&pgno=6&pgsize=20
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jun-2014 16:49 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 09-Aug-2014 19:52 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Apr-2016 11:41 | Aerossurance | Updated [Country, Source, ] |
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