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The remains of all for people onboard a Gulf oil rig helicopter have been recovered after a search and rescue operation was suspended by the United States Coast Guard. The occupants of the helicopter that crashed into the Gulf after taking off from an oil rig platform included three workers and the pilot. A joint announcement about the recovery was made by the three primary companies involved in this particular exploration and production operation: Walter Oil & Gas Corporation, the…

Kobe Bryant Tragedy: A Look at the Helicopter Crash Investigation As the nation mourns the tragic death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter GiGi, and seven other people, the investigation into the underlying cause or causes of the deadly helicopter crash is now underway. The crash occurred on Sunday, January 26, at about 9:45 in the morning. The flight had only been in the air for about 45 minutes before the crash. Before boarding the chopper, Bryant and his…

In a previous post, we discussed the publicly-available facts regarding the January 29th crash of a medical transportation helicopter near the town of Zaleski, Ohio. In that post we speculated that poor weather conditions may have been a factor in that accident, which resulted in the destruction of the aircraft and the deaths of the three crewmembers on board. On Monday, the NTSB released its preliminary report regarding the circumstances of that accident. Initial Findings of the Accident The involved…

A pair of CareFlite crew members were killed in early July when their helicopter experienced mechanical problems and crashed near Dallas, TX, reports say. The Bell helicopter apparently lost its rotor after taking off from Grand Prairie, TX after a ground crew performed maintenance on it, reports say. The crash, which occurred near U.S. Highway 67 and Wyatt Road in rural Ellis County, started a large grass fire. The helicopter’s rotor was found about 100 yards from the wreckage; the…