# Accident 20070911022369A: Bell 206B, Casey Key, FL, September 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2007, 10:00 local time
- Place: Casey Key, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KUVA
- Location: 27.1458° N, 82.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1458&lon=-82.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N261BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261BH-2007-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070911022369A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 EDT, A BELL HELICOPTER, MODEL 206B, N261BH, SERIAL #2817, WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED ON IMPACT TO THE SURFACE OF THE WATER AT A POSITION OF APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WEST OF CASEY KEY, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED FROM SARASOTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLORIDA AT APPROXIMATELY 0815 EDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED CRITICAL INJURIES AND THE TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA07FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07FA147), Sep 11, 2007: Bell 206B (N261BH), Nokomis, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the water.

## Other reports on N261BH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010503009309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010503009309I), May 3, 2001: Bell 206B (N261BH), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23)This flight was being conducted VT the department of interior (doi). This flight was a sparrow nesting survey flight to track the migration and type of…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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