| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N1168U |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-58 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-58/H-34/Choctaw/Seahorse |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky S-58ET |
| C/n (msn): | 581070 |
| Operator Titles: | Chevron |
| Location | |
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| City / Seaplane Base: | Amelia - Bayou Boeuf Seaplane / Heliport (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Louisiana, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: LA64 Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 27 January 1985 |
| Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
| Photo ID: | 525704 |
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In 1985, Chevron operated the last Sikorsky S-58ET and Sikorsky S-62A helicopters supporting offshore oil and gas exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico. This S-58ET, N1168U, was sold new to the French Armee de l Air. Sikorsky converted it to a P&WC PT6T twin turbine in the 1970s. It was photographed at Chevron's Bayou Boeuf Heliport and seaplane base with a Bell 206B and S-62A. The heliport was in Amelia, 8 km E of Morgan City and 1 km S of the PHI Lake Palourde Heliport next to the St. Andrews Cemetery. Sold to Aris Helicopters in California in 1985 and later flown by Heli-Flite. This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 December 2022, and has since been viewed 311 times. |