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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Kissimme, FL · February 29, 1980

Date
February 29, 1980 · 09:05 local
Place
Kissimme, FL
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5015Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FA039
Reported as
Bell 206B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
6,145 total2,395 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Reckless low flying coupled with pilot fatigue & misjudgement of height over calm waters of lake are factors.

As the FAA filed it

RECKLESS LOW FLYING COUPLED WITH PILOT FATIGUE & MISJUDGEMENT OF HEIGHT OVER CALM WATERS OF LAKE ARE FACTORS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.