Accrding to the NTSB report, the machine was operated by PHI. The Registered Owner was the Fifth Third Leasing Company, of Cincinnati, Ohio.
http://www.ntsb.gov/NTSB/brief.asp?e...05X00031&key=1
NTSB Identification: FTW01FA043
Accident occurred Friday, December 29, 2000 at SABINE, TX
Aircraft:Bell 407, registration: N407MM
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On December 29, 2000, at approximately 0728 central standard time, a Bell 407, N407MM, in cruise flight impacted the offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico south of Sabine, Texas. The helicopter was operated by Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., of Lafayette, Louisiana, under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The commercial pilot, sole occupant, is presumed fatal and the helicopter destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the repositioning cross-country flight which departed Cameron, Louisiana, at 0713, en route to Galveston, Texas.