ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277691
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 April 2022 |
| Time: | 07:16 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Coastal Air Service Inc |
| Registration: | N206BX |
| MSN: | 2872 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12575 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce M250C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Apopka, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Lake Apopka, FL |
| Lake Apopka, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the helicopter departed the landing zone to conduct an aerial application flight over a lake. He stated that he established course on his spray line but 'lost sight of everything looking forward due to the glare off the water and the sun position.' He recalled having no depth perception when he looked down at the water and could not recall the helicopter impacting the water but recalled a momentary shudder followed by the helicopter coming to rest inverted. The helicopter's fuselage, main and tail rotor blades were substantially damaged during the impact. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: A collision with water following a loss of visual reference to the water surface due to sun glare.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA206
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105003
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/double-trouble-an-operator-looses-two-helicopters-in-the-same-lake-in-12-hours/
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=206BX
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N206BX
https://www.coastalhelicopters.net
Location
Media:
Two CFIT accidents in a Florida lake during Part-137 spraying operations on the same day. https://t.co/Vezggev1K7 #agricultural #helicopter #accident #flightsafety #aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/pBbJP4mN4y
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) October 16, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2022 18:07 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 28-Apr-2022 03:22 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2022 03:28 | johnwg | Updated [Narrative, Category] |
| 28-Apr-2022 03:30 | johnwg | Updated [Category] |
| 01-Jul-2022 14:57 | AgOps | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Jul-2022 14:57 | AgOps | Updated [Source, Category] |
| 01-Jul-2022 15:52 | AgOps | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2022 15:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2022 12:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 14-Oct-2022 12:23 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2022 09:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 16-Oct-2022 13:41 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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