U.S. Coast Guard | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Sun, 30 Sep 2018 18:43:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Helicopter Crashes in Alaska; 1 Rescued, 3 Missing https://airflightdisaster.com/helicopter-crashes-in-alaska-1-rescued-3-missing/ Sun, 30 Sep 2018 18:43:38 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=42094 A helicopter crashed near Lituya Bay, Alaska, on September 28th. The helicopter was transporting four people from Grand Prairie, Texas, to Wasilla, Alaska, when it went down. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 14-year-old survivor of the crash. Other occupants of the aircraft remain missing.

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]]> A helicopter crashed near Lituya Bay, Alaska, on September 28th.

The helicopter was transporting four people from Grand Prairie, Texas, to Wasilla, Alaska, when it went down.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 14-year-old survivor of the crash. Other occupants of the aircraft remain missing.

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]]> U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in Golden Gate Park https://airflightdisaster.com/u-s-coast-guard-helicopter-makes-emergency-landing-in-golden-gate-park/ Fri, 23 Feb 2018 21:24:03 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=39908 A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter made an emergency landing in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, on February 22nd. According to a spokesperson, the crew decided to land in the park after a maintenance light come on. They were returning from a search-and-rescue operation at the time. No injuries were reported.

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]]> A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter made an emergency landing in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, on February 22nd.

According to a spokesperson, the crew decided to land in the park after a maintenance light come on. They were returning from a search-and-rescue operation at the time.

No injuries were reported.

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]]> Crashed Bell 206-L4, 2 Bodies Recovered from Gulf of Mexico https://airflightdisaster.com/crashed-bell-206-l4-2-bodies-recovered-from-gulf-of-mexico/ Sat, 14 Jun 2014 15:15:25 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=28012 A Bell 206-L4 helicopter crashed in the Gulf of Mexico at South Timbalier Block 317, some 90 miles from Houma, on the afternoon of June 11. The accident happened when the helicopter was on its way to an oil rig platform, with two people on-board. The crashed helicopter and 2 dead bodies were recovered after...

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]]> US Coast guardA Bell 206-L4 helicopter crashed in the Gulf of Mexico at South Timbalier Block 317, some 90 miles from Houma, on the afternoon of June 11.

The accident happened when the helicopter was on its way to an oil rig platform, with two people on-board.

The crashed helicopter and 2 dead bodies were recovered after tireless efforts of U.S. Coast Guard first responders and many others on June 13. The names of the deceased have not so far been released.

The helicopter, owned by Westwind Helicopters, was contracted by an oil and gas company, Wood Group, at the time of accident. A spokesperson of the company, Bobbie, confirmed the incident and said “Our thoughts and prayers are with them, their families and friends during this difficult time.”

Westwind Helicopters and NTSB are working to determine the cause of crash.

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