| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N3601U |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Aerospatiale SA-330 Puma |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Aerospatiale SA-330 Puma |
| Aircraft Version: | Aerospatiale SA-330J Puma |
| C/n (msn): | 1618 |
| Operator Titles: | PHI - Petroleum Helicopters International |
| Location | |
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| City / Heliport: | Amelia - Lake Palourde Base Heliport (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Louisiana, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: 7LS3 Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 27 January 1985 |
| Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
| Photo ID: | 523352 |
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Petroleum Helicopters operated Aerospatiale SA330J Pumas between the late 1970s and 1988 servicing offshore drilling rigs in the USA. N3601U was photographed at PHI's Morgan City heliport on the shore of Lake Palourde, which was known as the world's largest heliport when PHI opened it in 1969. After flying in Ecuador as HC-BPD in the late 1980s, PHI sold it to Air Zermatt where it became HB-XUB in June 1989. It was written off on Sep. 11, 1989 when it crashed after both engines failed while lifting an external load near Blauherd. PHI lost four of its Pumas in fatal accidents in 1978-1988. This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 November 2022, and has since been viewed 674 times. |