Helicopter Crash in Grand Isle

[Guate_shooter]

Gulf of Mexico, not many details released yet, pilot name is Arthur Oscar Lebron (not confirmed).

Coast Guard is heading that way, they haven't been able to reach him at all, 35 miles out the coast

 

[JBE]

Heard it's a PHI bird....in the South Timbalier area ...


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[Gator 45/70]

We heard them on Channel 69 a few hour's ago directing a boat over the Helo...That tell's me it sunk...

 

[charliepapa]

We heard them on Channel 69 a few hour's ago directing a boat over the Helo...That tell's me it sunk...

not necessarily, the survivors (if any) will need to be rescued by boat.

 

[Russo]

if it's PHI then it should be two pilots

 

[chootem]

Any idea if there were any passengers? I haven't found anything confirming that..

 

[Guate_shooter]

if it's PHI then it should be two pilots

Only one pilot on board, probably a small production bird (Apache has a field there)

 

[Cat]

Sad. Prayers for the pilot and his family.

 

[Gator 45/70]

Yes nessary,P.H.I. has to make all effort's to recover the craft,From what i could hear on the radio the helo could be seen laying on the bottom...and a Helo was directing the boat to the location...

not necessarily, the survivors (if any) will need to be rescued by boat.

 

[Poweboy]

Sorry for my comment. My prayers go out to the families of the lost ones.

 

[JBE]

if it's PHI then it should be two pilots

Not necessarily...esp a little bird like an EC-135 or something similar...

 

[nickatnite]

The helicopter that went down is a Bell 206-L, according to the NTSB; however PHI spokesman Dave Stepanek would only confirm that one of the company's helicopter was in the water.

 

[Ritten]

The helicopter that went down is a Bell 206-L, according to the NTSB; however PHI spokesman Dave Stepanek would only confirm that one of the company's helicopter was in the water.

Nick, any word on who it was flying out for?

 

[Guate_shooter]

This was just posted on KATC

quote:

There is no word yet on where the flight originated, but we do know that a good Samaritan dive team from the vessel Ocean Inspector located the pilot inside the aircraft's cockpit which was fully submerged. The pilot's identity has not yet been released and the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

 

[charlie12]

Prayers for everyone out there.

 

[charliepapa]

Yes nessary,P.H.I. has to make all effort's to recover the craft,From what i could hear on the radio the helo could be seen laying on the bottom...and a Helo was directing the boat to the location...

I think you misunderstood me. I wasn't saying it wasn't necessary to send the boat. I was saying the fact that a boat was being sent didn't necessarily mean the helicopter had sunk. My dad went down in the Gulf and survived. his helicopter rolled over but didn't sink. he was rescued by a boat. sounds like this guy wasn't as lucky. since it sank, I wonder if his floats were deployed.

 

[nickatnite]

Nick, any word on who it was flying out for?

They are pretty tight lipped on that right now. Hopefully more later.

 

[dustyk70]

Prayers sent, I know that we are prepared for this kind of situation, but I hope that he was high enough to autorotate. Again prayers sent either way.

 

[dbolemiss]

I'm at G.I.37 now for Chevron.
I had head the coast guard saying the search was over on ch 16.
I work nights so missed most of the transactions made.

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[charlie12]

WWL reporting one person on board and his body has been recovered.

http://www.wwltv.com/news/Coast-Guard-Helicopter-may-have-crashed-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-155149725.html