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11-04-2009, 02:28 PM
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Rotocrash falls out the sky again
[SIZE=3]Coast Guard medevacs two men following helicopter crash in Gulf of Mexico[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]HOUSTON— The Coast Guard medevaced two men following a helicopter crash in the Gulf of Mexico, Sunday.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Watchstanders at Sector Houston-Galveston received a call at approximately 10:50 a.m. from the helicopter leasing company Rotorcraft, reporting that one of its helicopters had crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. The helicopter was reported to have gone down in the vicinity of rig number 442A, which is approximately 75 miles southeast off the Galveston coast. The helicopter was carrying one pilot and a passenger at the time it crashed.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]The offshore supply vessel Amy Louis was in the vicinity of the helicopter's last reported position and immediately made its way to the scene. The crew of the Amy Louis arrived on scene and took both men aboard the vessel to await further transportation. [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]A Coast Guard MH-65C Dolphin helicopter was launched from Coast Guard Air Station Houston to medevac both men. The men were reported to have sustained severe back injuries.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]The Dolphin helicopter crew medevaced the men to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.[/SIZE] 
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11-04-2009, 02:30 PM
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Here's the pic:
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11-04-2009, 02:32 PM
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Yeah, thats all I need to see the day before I go offshore.
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11-04-2009, 02:35 PM
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11-04-2009, 02:51 PM
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Are you ready for this!!!!!!!! "Who do you fly"?????? Sad to say, but it is normally whoever has the cheapest bid!
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11-04-2009, 02:59 PM
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11-05-2009, 12:03 PM
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[quote=longsidelandry;71899]That REALLY sucks!!! You don't work with somebody that has a contract with one of the companies?[
As a consultant, we fly with whoever the operator has contracted with for transportation. I have been on PHI, Air Log, Evergreen, ERA, RotoCraft, and Texas Heli. I can tel you any of them are subject to incidents and it is just a fact, if it is something mechanical and humans work on it, things happen. As a former medic with 13 years of working in La., I have seen my share. Lost several friends over the years, AirMed 1 crash on I-49, AirMed 3 midair crash - Houma airport, Unocal crash GOM - they all claimed lives of good people just trying to make a living. I say a little prayer, hug my wife and kids a little tighter, and put my life in the hands of the professionals that are doing an overall good job of keeping us safe in the GOM. And just FYI, Air Med is no longer operated by PHI. Metro Aviation now has the contract w/ Acadian Ambulance, and they also have a new EC-135 bird out of Lafayette which is really nice, just hope I am on the working end of it and not the patient end when I fly in it!
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11-04-2009, 04:47 PM
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11-04-2009, 03:29 PM
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Ya'll may think I'm lying, but that is my loop bird. Just so happens I am on my days off. You can ask Cabwiz. I was on the phone with my wife while we met in the parking lot. The pilot, which is one of the best that I have ever flown with sustained some bumps and bruises. The operator on board, which happens to be a former full time guide on Big Lake sustained a fractured L2 and L3 vertebrae. Said he will be out for about 4 months, but considereing the circumstances, I'm sure he'll never be back. The preliminary investigation of the aircraft found that one of the fitting for the fuel lines came loose. The operator, which I have woked with many times, said that as they took off and gaining altitude that they heard a pop and then the engine quit. As soon as the engine quit, the helicopter took an immediate nose dive. The operator on board says he gives the pilot all the credit in the world to for saving both of their lives. He corrected that nose dive just in time and they hit the water in a semi landing position. The passenger side chin bubble shattered and the helicopter started taking on water immediately, that's how the operator got out. He managed to inflate his vest and he heard the pilot screaming. The pilot was covered in jet fuel. The pilot managed to pop the floats after the helicopter rolled upside down. I agree, RLC does not have the best of track records. My company president is pissed right now. If ya'll remember, last year right before Christmas, I lost a very dear friend right off of Sabine Pass. That crash happened right after Island Operating switched to RLC after Air Logisitcs sold most of their helicopters. I go offshore tomorrow, and we are having a meeting with the big whigs when we get to the heliport. Thank God, no one lost their life. If anyone has any questions, just ask. RD
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11-04-2009, 03:41 PM
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Some of them guys who died in the snow crash worked with my little sister. She is a contractor for ElPaso. I think she said the platforms were owned by Elpaso at one time, or the guys worked contract work for ElPaso.
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11-04-2009, 03:46 PM
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11-04-2009, 03:54 PM
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there are a few more pics floating around out there, if you look closley at the liferaft on the right on the forward side of the aircraft (nose) there is a survivor trying to flip or get onto the raft.
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