What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 6, 2007, at 0801 CST, a Bell BT-206-L1, N3899C, registered to air logistics LLC, lost power during take-off from an off-shore production platform in the gulf of Mexico southeast of Galveston, Texas during a part 135 air carrier flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a company VFR flight plan had been activated with the air carrier. The aircraft sustained only incidental damages during the successful ditching and the commercial pilot and two passengers were not injured. The flight originated at Galveston, Texas, on October 6, 2007, at 0723 CST.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 6, 2007, AT 0801 CST, A BELL BT-206-L1, N3899C, REGISTERED TO AIR LOGISTICS LLC, LOST POWER DURING TAKE-OFF FROM AN OFF-SHORE PRODUCTION PLATFORM IN THE GULF OF MEXICO SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON, TEXAS DURING A PART 135 AIR CARRIER FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A COMPANY VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN ACTIVATED WITH THE AIR CARRIER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY INCIDENTAL DAMAGES DURING THE SUCCESSFUL DITCHING AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GALVESTON, TEXAS, ON OCTOBER 6, 2007, AT 0723 CST.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N3899C · 1
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