What happened
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(-23) On June 24, 2004 N5006F filed a flight plan with brazoria, TX flight following from an offshore platform @ eugene island 349 to abbeville, LA with 3 on board and ETA of 1355HRS. At 1337HRS a position report, a change of destination to intracostal city, LA, and a revised ETA of 1350 with 45 miles to go. At or about 1350HRS, the shore facilities reported hearing a "mayday" call on VHF frequency 122.85 (mayday-mayday-mayday, I'm going in the water). A radio search and an alert to "all aircraft this freq" to standby for sar. At or about 1420HRS sar initiated and notification of USCG, FAA, and NTSB. At or about 1525 the first sar aircraft arrived on scene and begins west of vermillion bay to sw pass, south marsh island offshore 15 miles and 20 miles either side of inbound course line of accident aircraft. Accident aircraft was located June 26, 2004 at 1745HRS in vermillion bay; north of marsh island; adjacent to southwest pass. Local sheriff's department starts recover of human remains and aircraft salvage. Sar terminated. On June the wreckage was relocated to omni aviation services @carencro, LA. Where representatives of the NTSB, FAA, airframe, and engine begin to investigate.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2004 N5006F FILED A FLIGHT PLAN WITH BRAZORIA, TX FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM @ EUGENE ISLAND 349 TO ABBEVILLE, LA WITH 3 ON BOARD AND ETA OF 1355HRS. AT 1337HRS A POSITION REPORT, A CHANGE OF DESTINATION TO INTRACOSTAL CITY, LA, AND A REVISED ETA OF 1350 WITH 45 MILES TO GO. AT OR ABOUT 1350HRS, THE SHORE FACILITIES REPORTED HEARING A "MAYDAY" CALL ON VHF FREQUENCY 122.85 (MAYDAY-MAYDAY-MAYDAY, I'M GOING IN THE WATER). A RADIO SEARCH AND AN ALERT TO "ALL AIRCRAFT THIS FREQ" TO STANDBY FOR SAR. AT OR ABOUT 1420HRS SAR INITIATED AND NOTIFICATION OF USCG, FAA, AND NTSB. AT OR ABOUT 1525 THE FIRST SAR AIRCRAFT ARRIVED ON SCENE AND BEGINS WEST OF VERMILLION BAY TO SW PASS, SOUTH MARSH ISLAND OFFSHORE 15 MILES AND 20 MILES EITHER SIDE OF INBOUND COURSE LINE OF ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT. ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED JUNE 26, 2004 AT 1745HRS IN VERMILLION BAY; NORTH OF MARSH ISLAND; ADJACENT TO SOUTHWEST PASS. LOCAL SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT STARTS RECOVER OF HUMAN REMAINS AND AIRCRAFT SALVAGE. SAR TERMINATED. ON JUNE THE WRECKAGE WAS RELOCATED TO OMNI AVIATION SERVICES @CARENCRO, LA. WHERE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NTSB, FAA, AIRFRAME, AND ENGINE BEGIN TO INVESTIGATE.
NTSB investigation
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