What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 11, 2006, at approximately 11:30 am aircraft, a helicopter N810SB, s/n 580468 crashed in sea water of ocean reef club airport (07FA). That morning approximately 10:45 am aircraft departed burr's strip with PIC privacy data omitted at the controls. At approximately 11:00 am aircraft landed at 07FA to pick up privacy data omitted , the photographer for aerial photos of the ocean reef area. At approximately 11:30 am the aircraft was hovering over the water at 200-300FT according to the pilot (according to the photographer was at 150FT) with good power (60 PSI, 670 temp). At that time the aircraft started an uncontrolled turn to the right according to the pilot and he was not able to recover and ended up in 6 ft of sea water. Both PIC and photographer swam to shore and were not injured in the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 11, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM AIRCRAFT, A HELICOPTER N810SB, S/N 580468 CRASHED IN SEA WATER OF OCEAN REEF CLUB AIRPORT (07FA). THAT MORNING APPROXIMATELY 10:45 AM AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BURR'S STRIP WITH PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT THE CONTROLS. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 AM AIRCRAFT LANDED AT 07FA TO PICK UP ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , THE PHOTOGRAPHER FOR AERIAL PHOTOS OF THE OCEAN REEF AREA. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM THE AIRCRAFT WAS HOVERING OVER THE WATER AT 200-300FT ACCORDING TO THE PILOT (ACCORDING TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER WAS AT 150FT) WITH GOOD POWER (60 PSI, 670 TEMP). AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT STARTED AN UNCONTROLLED TURN TO THE RIGHT ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO RECOVER AND ENDED UP IN 6 FT OF SEA WATER. BOTH PIC AND PHOTOGRAPHER SWAM TO SHORE AND WERE NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.