Post maintenance test flight.  Cameron County Sheriff identified the deceased as pilot, William R. Croucher, 69, and two mechanics: Michael Lee Tyree, 55, and Timothy Lloyd Goehring, 41.  Operator Era Helicopters made a brief statement confirming the accident

Date:

15 March, 2013

Reg:

N574EH

Make:

Sikorsky

Model:

S76

MSN:

760369

Location:

5 miles southeast of the Lake Charles airport

Country:

US-Louisiana

Civil / Military:

Civil

Fatalities:

3

Operator:

Era-Helicopters

Link:

http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_22799618/3-dead-louisiana-helicopter-crash

Link:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sheriff-killed-louisiana-helicopter-crash-18740020

Link:

http://www.katc.com/news/identities-released-in-helicopter-crash/