Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit December 14, 1981, 80-3454 (Victor J. Bottazzi v. Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. v. Detroit Diesel Allison, Division of General Motors Corporation)

GEE, Circuit Judge:

In 1977, plaintiff Victor Bottazzi was a technician who worked on offshore oil platforms. His access to these was usually by helicopter, though sometimes by crew boat. Both in June and in October of that year he was, while a passenger on such helicopters, involved in accidents, each time being rescued from the water.