Thomas Ballenger and Vyarl Martin were the two pilots killed in the crash. The passengers killed were: Andrew Mauricio, Allen Boudreaux Jr., Jorey A. Rivero, Randy Tarpley, Charles W. Nelson, and Ezequiel Cantu.  Sole survivor Steven Yelton suffered a serious brain injury in the crash and lives at a rehabilitation facility.

Date:

4 January, 2009

Reg:

N748P

Make:

Sikorsky

Model:

S76C++

MSN:

760629

Location:

Gulf of Mexico

Country:

US-Gulf of Mexico

Civil / Military:

Civil

Fatalities:

8

Operator:

PHi

Link:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.aspev_id=20090104X12037&key=1

Link:

http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/02_748P.txt