A second article about the crash...the aircraft was a Bell 407 belonging to Rotorcraft Leasing. No other details known. Again a case of non-SAR vessels pulling survivors from the water after a single engine aircraft crashes.
FOURCHON, La. An offshore service helicopter crashed Sunday morning in the Gulf of Mexico, injuring the pilot.
The Coast Guard says crews of nearby boats found and rescued 35-year-old Carl O'Donnell, the only person aboard. Petty Officer Kyle Niemi (nee-mee) says O'Donnell was was in stable condition with shock, cuts on his face, and possible head and spine injuries.
He said O'Donnell made an emergency call with his location about 8 a-m, before he crashed.
That let the Coast Guard send a helicopter straight to him while making marine broadcasts to ask all vessels in the area to look for the pilot.
Niemi says the crew of the crewboat "Mr. Stephen" located the pilot about 70 miles south of Fourchon (foo-shonh), the crew of the supply boat "Chauntsie G." pulled him out, and the helicopter crew got him to Terrebonne General Medical Center.
Niemi said investigators don't know what caused the crash.