In January, an oilfield helicopter crash in a Terrebonne marsh killed eight people.
That craft, owned and operated by Lafayette-based Petroleum Helicopters Inc., carried two pilots employed by PHI and seven oilfield workers from two companies, Dynamic Industries and MMR Offshore Services. One worker, Steven Yelton of Floresville, Texas, survived.
A National Transportation Safety Board investigation indicates a hawk hit the windshield minutes after it took off from Morgan City bound for a Shell production platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Sorry for thread drift, after the bird hit was pilot incapacitation reason for loss of control, if so was he wearing a helmet, if not would it have made a difference?
mickjoebill