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Sikorsky Helicopter Crashes in Louisiana, 3 fatalities
On March 15, 2013, an Era Helicopters LLC Sikorsky S-76A with three board crashed just before noon in Cameron Parish Louisiana in a remote area of swampy/muddy pastureland with only four-wheeler access. The helicopter had taken off from Lake Charles Regional Airport. Emergency services responded to the scene, but access was limited to 4... »
Monroe Crash Kills Pilot and Three Passengers
On January 24, 2013, a Central Flying Services Inc Beechcraft A36 Bonanza en route from Beaumont Municipal to Monroe Regional Airport was on approach to Monroe when it crashed for unknown reasons. Four minutes before the crash, the pilot told ATC of problems with the plane’s landing gear. ATC lost contact with the plane... »
Pintail Lodge Helicopter Crashes in Louisiana
What: Pintail Lodge Inc.Bell 206B JetRanger Where: Lyons Point, Crowly, LA When: Oct 10, 2102 Who: 1 fatality Why: A helicopter out of Texas was flying low over a Crowly Louisiana field when it made contact with a KSIG radio guidewire. The helicopter subsequently crashed in the field. Local residents who heard the impact... »
Baton Rough Cockpit Meltdown
Andrew Alessi was in an accident Interstate 10 and wanted police to kill him; then he bought a ticket, cleared security and when the flight was open for staff to get on board to clean the plane, stormed into the American Eagle jet just ahead of pursuit where he locked himself in the impregnable... »
Belle Isle Chopper Crash Kills Two
Click to view full size photo at Jetphotos Contact photographer Cory Watts What: Cenac Marine Services Robinson R-44 en route from Houma-Terrebonne Where: Belle Isle When: January 19, 2012 Who: 2 fatalities Why: After taking off from Houma-Terrebonne airport, the chopper crashed a few miles from East Bay and the Gulf of Mexico in... »
Chopper Crash in Louisiana, 2 lost
What: Cenac Marine Services Robinson R44 Raven II Where: Belle Isle area east of Wax Lake, LA When: Jan 19, 2012, 7:30 am Who: 2 aboard Why: A helicopter flying south of Morgan City crashed into a marsky area east of Wax Lake. Fishermen called 911 when they saw the burning wreckage. The Cenac... »
Street Landing in Big Easy
What: Single engine 1960 Piper Tri-Pacer en route from Lakefront Airport to St. Charles Parish Where: Harrison Avenue and West End, New Orleans When: April 16, 2011, 2:15 pm Who: pilot Why: Pilot Houston Hunter had dropped off his grandson at Lakefront Airport in New Orleans and was en route to Ama Airport in... »
New Orleans: Smokeless Emergency Landing Examined
The NTSB report says there was no smoke, no burning and wonders why the CVR and data recorder were turned off before the incident. (Procedure for the ECAM indication is to shut down certain electrical systems.) Pilots were acting on “autothrottle-related message” followed by an avionics smoke warning message that was accompanied by “instructions... »
Coast Guard Rescues 4 in Gulf of Mexico
What: Helicopter afloat in Gulf of Mexico Where: Terrebonne Parish When: September 1, 2010, 8:40 a.m. Who: Reid Aldrich of Nampa, Ind., David Portlock of Lafayette, Brian Meadows of Carencro, and John Howell of Cape Coral, Fla. Why: Helicopter over the Gulf of Mexico made an emergency landing IN the Gulf, staying afloat with... »
Louisiana plane crash
What: Southern Seaplane Where: BELLE CHASSE, La in Plaquemines Parish Oak river When: July 24 2010. Who: Instructor and student pilot Why: While the student pilot and teacher were practicing touch-and-go landings near Delacroix Island, the small plane encountered wind shear, causing it to flip over. The pilot and student on-board were on board.... »
