ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216238
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| Date: | Friday 4 January 2002 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Air Logistics |
| Registration: | N344AL |
| MSN: | 51374 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | oil rig, Gulf of Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Caught by very strong winds and blown into the sea overnight from an unspecified oil rig in Gulf of Mexico. Another helicopter on a nearby rig was also blown from the helideck but was caught by the safety net, enabling later recovery.
Sources:
Air International May 2002, p 273
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2018 15:36 | TB | Added |
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