ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14095
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| Date: | Thursday 8 December 1977 |
| Time: | c. 12:00 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma |
| Owner/operator: | Petroleum Helicopters (PHI) |
| Registration: | N47305 |
| MSN: | 1371 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 90 mi SW of Morgan City, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Intracoastal City, Lousiana |
| Penzoil A Offshore Installation, Gulf of Mexico | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During an attempted go-around, collided with 1" cable below a crane while attempting to land on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, hit deck and bounced overboard. The crane operator had failed to park the crane boom in the stowed position. Wind was gusting at 30 knots.
Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=43710&key=0
http://www.gendisasters.com/louisiana/4946/lafayette,-la-helicopter-crash-gulf-mexico,-dec-1977
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Jun-2009 12:25 | harro | Updated |
| 17-Feb-2010 10:24 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2011 13:57 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2014 05:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2014 18:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2014 12:47 | TB | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Dec-2016 20:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2016 20:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2017 20:07 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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