WE HAVE MOVED MOUNTAINS IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS TO GET TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE NOW AND TO GET THROUGH ALL OF THE TRAGIC ACCIDENT. Hundreds of people from Hancock and Harrison counties are asking the Coast to lift the family up in prayer as officials search for David. Bumgardner said an MD 500 helicopter crashed into the woods in the Glade community just south of Tuckers Crossing off State Route 15 south. You have permission to edit this article. Hernandez said that crews did find debris, but no people. (WAFB) - Deputies with the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office rescued a helicopter. It was a scam. Weather didnt appear to be a factor in the crash, Hernandez said, as there were no reports of storms in the area Thursday. The R44 flown by FAA pilot Larry Wells crashed into a Mississippi home in . a shipping channel at the mouth of the Mississippi River southeast of New Orleans. NOW TO BREAKING NEWS ON THE HELICOPTER CRASH WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING SINCE THIS AFTERNOON. David Scarborough had worked offshore for eight years, had just completed a two-week shift and was on the way home to celebrate Christmas with his family. [10] David Scarborough stands by a helicopter in an undated photograph. The board will release a preliminary report in about three weeks. The remains of the fuselage section ahead of the wingbox was then quickly torn apart by aerodynamic forces, after which the remains of the aircraft rapidly descended to the ground. Scarborough was also the nephew of a WLOX staff member. The helicopter's pilot and three oil workers went down around 8:40 a.m. on Dec. 28 about 10 miles offshore of Southwest Pass, a shipping channel at the mouth of the Mississippi River southeast of New Orleans. Members of the Coast Guard spent hours searching for the pilot and three oil rig workers on board. Helicopters routinely. The joint statement was issued by Walter Oil & Gas; the chopper's operator, Rotorcraft Leasing Co.; and the workers' employers, Island Operating Co. The Coast Guard expected to be back out to resume a recovery mission Friday morning. The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed Thursday its investigating the latest crash. David Scarborough was one of three workers aboard a helicopter from Broussard-based aircraft operator Rotorcraft Leasing Co., when it went down in the Gulf of Mexico on Dec. 29.. Theres no doubt in my mind that if Davids not coming home, he is abolsutely in heaven with our Sawyer, Lacy Scarborough said. An official cause likely wont be made public for at least a year. According to family members, five days after, a helicopter crash in the Gulf of Mexico claimed the lives of four men. February 19, 2021 10:42 PM ET. 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Debris from a helicopter crash floats in the Gulf of Mexico after the aircraft went down with four people aboard about 10miles off Southwest Pass, PHOTO FROM LACY SCARBOROUGH VIA SUN HERALD, PHOTO FROM SCARBOROUGH FAMILY VIA SUN HERALD, Gulf helicopter crash was third this year for Broussard-based aircraft company, A crash in January near Houma killed the pilot and passenger, Federal investigators probe Gulf helicopter crash with four still missing, Mississippi man with expectant wife one of four missing in Gulf of Mexico helicopter crash, Satellites can now catch small but 'nefarious' methane emissions from offshore oil platforms. It now employs about 80 pilots and owns helicopter support facilities in Galliano and Mouton Cove that have a combined total of 44 landing pads, according to company records. Kevin Keefe, Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator. Copyright 2023 WLOX. 0. Those passengers were eventually rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. It passed through the left side of the fuselage and embedded itself in the inner-right wall of the passenger compartment. The Scarboroughs are expecting a second son due in April, Lacy said, and the couple was going to celebrate Christmas together upon Davids return. "We will continue to cooperate fully with the agencies investigating this tragic incident including the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.". Its just the unknown, the uncertainty of it all.. She was there to watch her husband and daughter drop the ping-pong balls from the helicopter at their parish's festival. US Coast Guard (Credit: US Department of Homeland Security). The U.S. Coast Guard searched for the four people who were on the helicopter until about 8:30 p.m. David Scarborough, 36, of the Lizana community, was one of the people involved in the crash. TheNational Transportation Safety Board is investigating. Someone called the Coast Guard around 8:40 a.m. to report the helicopter was leaving an oil platform 10 miles off Southwest Pass, Louisiana, when the crash happened. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Associated Press writer Russ Bynum in Savannah, Georgia, contributed to this story. That crash occurred Dec. 15 south of Terrebonne Bay, roughly 60 miles (97 kilometers) west of the area the Coast Guard was searching Thursday. The holidays were already a bittersweet time for the family as they had just lost their son. [6] The aircraft was initially delivered to the United States Air Force in 1993 and later was transferred to the United States Navy and then assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps. COURTNEY, YOU SPOKE WITH THE WIFE OF ONE OF THE MEN WHO WAS ON THE HELICOPTER TONIGHT, GINA SALA. The helicopter crash in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday was the third serious accident this year for Broussard-based aircraft operator Rotorcra. The man was brought to shore and told WFPSO deputies that he left Lafayette in a Robinson R-44 helicopter before 4 a.m. According to Officer Jose Hernandez with the U.S. Coast Guard, Rotorcraft Leasing Company owns the helicopter. Brigadier General Bradley James said immediately after the accident, "Indications are something went wrong at cruise altitude." All rights reserved. Four people were still missing Friday after the Rotorcraft-operated helicopter went down about 10 miles off Southwest Pass, one of the main shipping channels at the mouth of the Mississippi. The helicopter went down about 10 miles (16 kilometers) offshore from Southwest Pass, a shipping channel at the mouth of the Mississippi River southeast of New Orleans. Company pilot Mike Holmes and co-pilot John Major, both of Gulfport, Miss., were also killed in the fiery crash. Helicopters routinely transport workers to and from oil platforms in the Gulf. The Bell 407 helicopter crashed about 10 miles from the shipping channel Southwest Pass, at the mouth of the Mississippi River southeast of New Orleans, officials said. NOW, THE HOLIDAYS WAS ALREADY A BITTERSWEET TIME FOR THE FAMILY AS THEY JUST LOST THEIR SON, SAWYER, WHO DIED ONE DAY AFTER HIS TWO YEAR OLD BIRTHDAY DUE TO AN ACCIDENT WHILE DROWNING. It was not immediately clear if the search would resume Friday morning. SOME MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD SPENT HOURS SEARCHING FOR THE PILOT AND THREE OIL RIG WORKERS ON BOARD. The blade striking the fuselage created a shock that traveled through the aircraft and caused the propeller and part of the reduction gearbox from the inner-right engine to separate and impact the right forward fuselage, "momentarily embedded into the upper right section," before striking and removing most of the right horizontal stabilizer. (AP) - Authorities say one person is dead after a helicopter crashed in southeast Mississippi. An oil platform stands in the Gulf of Mexico after a helicopter carrying four people crashed upon leaving a platform about 10 miles from Southwest Pass, a shipping channel of the mouth of the Mississippi River, on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. The Sun Herald, based in Biloxi, covers the Mississippi Gulf Coast and is news partners with NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune. Hernandez said the helicopter was being operated byRotorcraft Leasing Co., based in Broussard. We havent picked anything up. Im here, the other three guys families are all across Mississippi and one is in Louisiana and one is from another country, so its like, we dont have each other. US Coast Guard Searching for 4 People After Helicopter Crash in Gulf of Mexico The helicopter went down about 10 miles (16 kilometers) offshore of Southwest Pass, a shipping channel at the mouth . The plane had apparently crashed 85 miles (137 km) north of Jackson, Mississippi, killing all sixteen occupants. The helicopter went into the water about 10 miles off Southern Pass, Louisiana. 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WDSU-TV. Jones County Sheriff's Department and multiple fire response teams are at the scene of a helicopter crash in Jones county off of Highway 15 South near Laurel @wdam pic.twitter.com/0wrdp7VRzY That Dec. 15 crash. Where is he? LAS VEGAS (AP) Four family members from Australia who were injured during a crash-landing of a sightseeing helicopter in December are suing a Las Vegas-based tour operator. David Scarborough was aboard a helicopter leaving an oil platform when it went down Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. Some debris was found, but no survivors or bodies. It would be the family's second tragedy this year. All eighteen people on board are killed. He also reports on LGBTQ issues in the Deep South, particularly focusing on Mississippi. The plane had apparently crashed 85 miles (137km) north of Jackson, Mississippi, killing all sixteen occupants. Mississippi Fire Marshal investigating after fatal house fire. AND NOW THIS. U.S. Coast Guard Four people who went missing Thursday morning after a helicopter went down into the Gulf of. The Coast Guard identified one passenger as David Scarborough, a 36-year-old offshore oil worker from Harrison County, Mississippi. According to the newspaper, the U.S. Coast Guard will begin a search soon for the bodies of the crash victims. Those passengers were eventually rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. Sponsored. HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. Debris from the aircraft was found in Leflore County, Mississippi. We cant come together because were all getting something different.. Our deepest sympathies and condolences go out to the family and friends during this difficult time.". David and Lacy Scarborough of Lizana, Mississippi, pose with their son, Sawyer, who drowned in March 2022. Witnesses said the helicopter struck the platform's landing pad before tumbling into the water, WLOX television reported. I DONT. Were also learning more about another passenger on board: Tim Graham of Quitman, Mississippi. (WTVA) The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for a man from Mississippi and three others on a helicopter that went down in the Gulf of Mexico. Vanessa Bryant has reached a nearly $29 million agreement with Los Angeles County to settle a lawsuit over photos that were taken at the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, her daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others.The settlement caps several years of litigation related to the January 2020 helicopter crash on a Calabasas, California, hillside and . Everything is, We dont know. That Dec. 15 crash occurred south of Terrebonne Bay, roughly 60 miles (97 kilometers) west of the area the Coast Guard was searching Thursday. The company still has not released the name of the passengers or the pilot, nor released a statement regarding the crash. Helicopters routinely transport workers to and from oil platforms in the Gulf. On Dec. 29, a Bell 407 helicopter carrying four people "crashed into the Gulf of Mexico" at roughly noon local time "while departing the West Delta 106 offshore drilling platform," the Federal. [10] Debris was spread in a 5-mile (8km) radius from the crash site and firefighters attending the crash site used 4,000 US gallons (15,000L) of foam to extinguish the post-crash fire. THERES NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT IF DAVIDS NOT COMING HOME, THAT HE IS ABSOLUTELY IN HEAVEN WITH OUR SAWYER. Helicopters routinely transport workers to and from oil platforms in the Gulf. Photos of the debris released by the Coast Guard showed a cluster of cylindrical yellow objects bobbing in the water. It is always a difficult decision to suspend a search, said Lt. Cmdr. Two weeks ago, the Coast Guard rescued three people after a helicopter crashed off the Louisiana coast while attempting to land on an oil rig platform. Mississippi man identified as one of the victims in Gulf of Mexico helicopter crash, ALL RIGHT, DEVIN, THANK YOU. A father from Mississippi is among four people who were aboard a helicopter that crashed into the Gulf of Mexico on Dec. 29, according to his son. At the Giddens Law firm, our team of professional accident attorneys will fight zealously to help you obtain the compensation you deserve. The U.S. Coast Guard spent hours Thursday searching the waters off Louisiana for four people on board a helicopter that crashed while departing an oil platform. About 4:30 p.m., officers were called to Spruce Steet and Lanier Avenue, police said in a Facebook post. WLOX in Biloxi reports that the family of David Scarborough, one of the men killed in the crash, confirmed that the helicopter had been located. He worked offshore and was returning home at the time of the crash. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Crews will likely resume the search for the bodies of the men now that the helicopter has been located. Now, the next steps are raising the aircraft and recovering the men, though family isnt yet sure when this process officially begins or how soon their loved ones will come home. The MD 500 helicopter crashed into some woods in the Glade community. Montgomery Airport Director Marshall Taggart. NOW, LISA SCARBROUGH WAS THE WIFE OF 32 YEAR OLD DAVID SCARBROUGH, WHO WAS ONE OF THE OIL RIG WORKERS ON THE HELICOPTER. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. Crews in a boat and a helicopter searched for eight hours, covering an area of roughly 180 square miles (460 square kilometers). The U.S. Forest Service has released a 90-page "Learning Review" about the March 30, 2015 crash of a helicopter that occurred during prescribed fire operations on a National Forest in Mississippi approximately 20 miles north of Gulfport. Published 7:35 am Tuesday, January 3, 2023. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. The first crash of the year was on January 14, when a Rotorcraft helicopter crashed into the marsh near Lafourche Parish, killing a pilot and a passenger. Helicopter, with 4 on board, crashes in Gulf of Mexico, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Radar contact was abruptly lost minutes later. Hernandez said the oil platform is operated by Houston-based Walter Oil and Gas. The helicopter went down about 10 miles (16 kilometers) offshore of Southwest Pass, a shipping channel at the mouth of the Mississippi River southeast of New Orleans. Updated: Feb 16, 2023 / 01:04 PM CST. The chopper went down about 10 miles off Southwest Pass, Louisiana, and the Coast Guard is searching for the four who are missing. [11][12][13] Witnesses reported seeing the aircraft on fire with a smoking engine and descending in a "flat spin". The helicopter, based on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, "crashed into the sea while conducting routine flight operations approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego . Chief Warrant Officer 4 George Wayne Griffin Jr., of Delhi, La., was one of four Louisiana Army National Guardsmen killed in a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crash, March 10, 2015. The Scarboroughs live in the Lizana community and are expecting a baby boy soon, she said. Both started swimming for shore and were picked up . Hernandez said that crews did find debris, but no people. The lifting of the airplane and the retrieval of . She said the last message he sent to her said the helicopter was taking off and that he would be home soon. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. You have permission to edit this article. The Oscars will air on ABC and can be streamed on ABC.com and the ABC app as well as Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV or FuboTV. By William Moore. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Debris from a helicopter crash floats in the Gulf of Mexico after the aircraft went down with four people aboard about 10miles off Southwest Pass, a shipping channel of the mouth of the Mississippi River, on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. This work is supported with a grant funded by the Walton Family Foundation and administered by the Society of Environmental Journalists. Tristan Baurick: tbaurick@theadvocate.com; on Twitter: @tristanbaurick. The U.S. Coast Guard searched for the four people who were on the helicopter until about 8:30 p.m. Harrison County man found dead in South Mississippi prison David Scarborough, 36, of the. The NTSB said it should have a preliminary report in a few weeks. NTSB investigating the 12/29/2022 crash of a Bell 407 helicopter into the Gulf of Mexico near Galliano, Louisiana. Call us today at 601-355-2022 to schedule a free initial consultation. Part of the stretch of U.S. Highway 82 that ran through the crash site was also renamed YANKY 72 Memorial Highway.[15]. The Madison County. PHOTO FROM LACY SCARBOROUGH VIA SUN HERALD, Mississippi man with expectant wife one of four missing in Gulf of Mexico helicopter crash, David Scarborough of Lizana works offshore, his wife says, BY JUSTIN MITCHELL | SUN HERALD and MARK SCHLEIFSTEIN | Staff writer. The Coast Guard said the helicopter is owned by Rotorcraft Leasing Company, which did not respond to requests for more information. The Sun Herald reported the crash happened about ten miles off Southwest Pass, Louisiana. Weve reached out to family in hopes of learning more about Graham. One of the missing workers is 36-year-old David Scarborough of Lizana, Mississippi . The helicopter went down about 10 miles (16 kilometers) offshore from Southwest Pass, a shipping channel at the mouth of the Mississippi River southeast of New Orleans. Nov. 18, 2018 . Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Four days after a helicopter crashed in the Gulf of Mexico, killing four men, reports are that the remains of the helicopter have been located. Breaking news update: The U.S. Coast Guard announced around 8:30 p.m. they suspended the search for David Scarborough and three others who went missing in a helicopter crash in the Gulf of Mexico. One of the men was Scarborough of Lizana, Mississippi, according to his wife, Lacy Scarborough. His wife Lacy is pregnant with another child after the couple lost their first to an accidental drowning in March. A Coast Guard helicopter hoisted the three occupants from a life raft. As a result of the storm, it was flipped onto its port wingtip, damaging a refueling pod. LACI SCARBROUGH SAYS HER HOPE IS THAT EVERYONE THAT WAS ON THE HELICOPTER CAN BE RETURNED HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES. Around 6:15 p.m., they called off the search-and-rescue mission. Kevin Keefe, Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator. The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for four people on board a helicopter that crashed into the Gulf of Mexico while departing from an oil platform Thursday morning. Around 6 p.m. Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard called off the search and rescue mission for four people on board a helicopter that crashed around 8:40 a.m. "[7] The aircraft was en route to Naval Air Facility El Centro in California. His wife Lacy Scarborough said for days, she was getting nowhere with updates on the search for her husbands body. Helicopters routinely. Two weeks ago, the Coast Guard rescued three people after a helicopter crashed off the Louisiana coast while attempting to land on an oil rig platform. The helicopter was leaving an oil platform when it went it down about 10 miles off Southwest Pass, one of the main shipping channels at the mouth of the Mississippi River, the Coast Guard said. Jones County Sheriff's Department and multiple fire. The craft, carrying a pilot and three passengers, came downat 8:40 a.m. Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico after it picked up workers from a platform operated by Houston-based Walter Oil & Gas, officials said. The chopper floated long enough for Housak and Deeken to get out. LIZANA, MISSISSIPPI: The Coast Guard's 8th District officials tweeted that a helicopter leaving an oil rig carrying four workers crashed off the coast of Louisiana on Thursday, December 29. LOS ANGELES (AP) - The family of the late Kobe Bryant has agreed to a $28.5 million settlement with Los Angeles County to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash, attorneys and court filings said Tuesday. David Scarborough, an offshore oil worker, is one of four people missing from a helicopter crash Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, in the Gulf of Mexico. That Dec. 15 crash occurred south of Terrebonne Bay, roughly 60 miles west of the area the Coast Guard was searching Thursday. One of the missing workers is 36-year-old David Scarborough of Lizana, Mississippi, according to his wife, Lacy Scarborough. The Coast Guard was notified of the crash at 8:40 a.m., said Petty Officer Jose Hernandez. The helicopter carrying the two men crashed 50 feet into the icy Mississippi. The Lockheed KC-130T involved in the crash, in 2012, 2017 United States Marine Corps KC-130 crash, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 (VMGR-452), Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Lists of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft, "General: Plane developed in air problems that led to fatal crash", "KC-130 crash: Plane developed problems high in the air, general says", "Military plane crashes in Mississippi, 16 dead", "A USMC KC-130 mishap occurred the evening of July 10. The cause of Thursdays crash hasnt been determined. [7] While the aircraft was not equipped with a Flight Data Recorder or a Cockpit Voice Recorder, investigators were able to determine through available evidence and engineering data that the blade, belonging to the inner-left engine, failed while the aircraft was cruising at 20,000 feet. Papillon Grand Canyon Tours and its parent company are accused of negligence and liability in the complaint filed Monday in Nevada state court. The helicopter reportedly was in the process of departing a Walter Oil & Gas Corporation platform when it crashed around 8:40 a.m. CST Thursday about 10 miles offshore of Southwest Pass, a. ITS JUST THE UNKNOWN UNCERTAINTY OF IT ALL. At approximately 8:40 a.m., the Coast Guard received a call stating a company helicopter with four people aboard went down in the Gulf of Mexico while in the process of departing an oil platform. She told the Sun Herald newspaper that they are expecting a baby, and that her husband recently got a job promotion. The Federal Aviation Administration has released a preliminary report on the Dec. 29 helicopter crash that killed four people in the . One of the missing workers is 36-year-old David Scarborough of Lizana, Mississippi, according to his wife, Lacy Scarborough. In the beginning, they seemed very concerned about getting the men out, but now its just like Im not really sure, Lacy Scarborough said. They are also expecting a second son in April. A spokesperson for the company did not return a request for comment by The Associated Press. HES STILL UNDER THE WATER. SHE TELLS ME THE LAST MESSAGE THAT HE SENT HER WAS THAT THEY WERE TAKING OFF AND HE WOULD BE HOME SOON. Founded in 1990, Rotocraft initially focused on helicopter repairs and overhauls. IE 11 is not supported. A Texas couple buying a house wired $194,000 to a MS Coast bank account. aboard a helicopter leaving an oil platform, Coast Guards Heartland Division is leading the search, One person dead after Saturday shooting in Pascagoula, Paradise Pier amusement park is now open at Margaritaville Biloxi. In 2010, a Rotorcraft helicopter lost power and was forced to make an emergency landing in the Gulf. "[4], The crash is the deadliest Marine Corps disaster since 2005, when a U.S. Marine Corps Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed in Iraq, killing 31 people.[5]. The helicopter went down about 10 miles (16 kilometers) offshore from Southwest Pass, a shipping channel at the mouth of the Mississippi River southeast of New Orleans. The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating the crash. One passenger reported a minor back injury. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Two weeks ago, another of Rotorcraft's helicopters crashed off the Louisiana coast while attempting to land on an oil rig platform. Weather didnt appear to be a factor in the crash, Hernandez said, as there were no reports of storms in the area Thursday. Moments before Thursday's fiery crash on Interstate 70, Josh McCutchen was live streaming on YouTube while driving when a truck flew past him.