Washington - In response to a pair of helicopter crashes near offshore oil platforms, the National Transportation Safety Board has published several safety recommendations aimed at preventing similar incidents. A Bell 206-L3 helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from a platform in the Gulf of Mexico on March 24, 2011, and a Bell 407 helicopter crashed under similar circumstances Aug. 13, 2013. In both cases, pilots and passengers sustained minor injuries.
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