Aircraft N90421 Data

RE: s 76 90421
sank in 93 feet of water. do not know if it was recovered.

http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/accident_incident/preliminary_data/media/A_0908_Y.txt

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** Report created 9/21/2005 Record 2 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 90421 Make/Model: S76 Description: S-76, H-76, AUH-76, Spirit, Eagle (HE-24
Date: 09/06/2005 Time: 2105

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
City: SABINE State: TX Country: US

DESCRIPTION
N90421, A SIKORSKY S-76 ROTORCRAFT STRUCK THE WATER, CAUGHT FIRE AND SANK,
THE TWELVE PERSONS ON BOARD WERE RECOVERED AND SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES,
GULF OF MEXICO 23 MILES SOUTH OF SABINE, TX

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: Y
# Pass: 10 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: Y
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: METAR KGLS 2152UTC 08015KT 10SM CLR 31/20 A3005

OTHER DATA

Departed: Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: SABINE PASS, TX Flt Plan: Wx Briefing:
Last Radio Cont:
Last Clearance:

FAA FSDO: HOUSTON, TX (SW09) Entry date: 09/08/2005




http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=25102

Rowan Says All Passengers Rescued in Helicopter Accident
Rowan Companies Wednesday, September 07, 2005


Rowan Companies reported that a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter carrying 10
passengers and two crew members crashed in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday
afternoon. All 12 persons aboard, including eight Rowan employees, were
rescued last night by the U. S. Coast Guard and transported to nearby
hospitals. Six Rowan employees have been treated for minor injuries and
released. The other two employees remain hospitalized for treatment and
observation. Neither appears to have suffered any life-threatening injuries.

The helicopter had departed Rowan's jack-up rig, the Bob Keller, located
in High Island Block 346 at approximately 3:45 PM (CT), en route to the
Company's Sabine Pass, Texas facility. At just after 4:00 PM, a distress
signal was received by the Federal Aviation Administration. The
helicopter was found approximately 23 miles south of Sabine Pass.

http://www.sikorsky.com/details/0,3036,CLI1_DIV69_ETI266,00.html
my cousin was the pilot

Karl Harder
13432 Gilbert St.
Garden Grove, California
ZIP 92844-2346

714-638-7342 home
714-292-6741 cell
714-214-2794 pager
mailto:kcharder@earthlink.net
http://home.earthlink.net/~kcharder/
Thanks
Karl

PS sorry for duplicate data....just wanted to include that the aircraft sank in 93 feet of water