Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE)

From Lars Herbst:

• Tragically, the pilot and 3 passengers are assumed dead.
• Aircraft reported as Bell 407, a very common smaller aircraft used in the GOM
• Crashed on departure; apparently hit the helideck before tumbling into the Gulf
• Second Rotorcraft helicopter to go down in the Gulf in three months

The next Helicopter Safety Advisory Conference (HSAC) meeting, scheduled for January 18-19 in Houston, is now urgent.