What is SUBJECT OF AN ALNOT?

[falcon20driver]

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 579EH Make/Model: S76 Description: S-76, H-76, AUH-76, Spirit, Eagle (HE-24
Date: 03/24/2004 Time: 1052

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
City: GALVESTON State: TX Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT DEBRIS WAS FOUND 60 MILES SOUTH OF GALVESTON TX. ERA AVIATION 579, AN
S76 HELICOPTER, AIR TAXI, WITH 10 PERSONS ON BOARD AND THE SUBJECT OF AN
ALNOT SINCE WEDNESDAY WAS LOCATED. FOUR BODIES WERE RECOVERED AND THE
COAST GUARD IS SEARCHING FOR THE REMAINING OIL WORKERS AND CREW. THE ACFT
WAS ENROUTE FROM GALVESTON TO AN OIL PLATFORM WHEN IT BECAME THE SUBJECT OF
AN ALNOT. GULF OF MEXICO

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 10
# Crew: 2 Fat: 2 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 8 Fat: 8 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED



OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase: Unknown Operation: Air Taxi (On Demand)

Departed: GALVESTON, TX Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: OIL PLATFORM Flt Plan: Wx Briefing:
Last Radio Cont:
Last Clearance:

FAA FSDO: HOUSTON, TX (SW09) Entry date: 03/26/2004

 

[STL717]

ALNOT

The abbreviation for "Alert Notice". This is the notice generated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) either at a Flight Service Station (AFSS), or at the Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). This is the most severe of 3 levels of notification issued by the FAA and always demands immediate attention. ALNOTs are issued whenever:

An aircraft is overdue at its destination
An aircraft does not report when required
An aircraft disappears from the radar
A family member or friend reports a pilot missing
Anytime an Air Traffic Controller feels there is a reason to activate the nation's SAR forces in preparation for an emergency.