What happened
On June 29, 2012, at approximately 1200 central daylight time, a Bell 412 helicopter, registration XA-ICL, performed a hard landing in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico. The aircraft was operating a commercial flight from an oil platform to Ciudad del Carmen under visual meteorological conditions.
Following the hard landing, the helicopter sank into the water and was not recovered. The crew, consisting of the pilot and two other members, sustained 3 minor injuries, with 0 fatalities reported.