What happened
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On August 17, 2009, at 0030 EDT, a Eurocopter mbb-bk 117C-2, registered to lee county helicopter operations, conducting helicopter emergency medical service (hems) flights, and operated by dianna marie tackett, impacted the water 1.5 miles west of North Captiva in the intercoastal waterway off of pine island. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot and two paramedics escaped the submerged aircraft with minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time. The flight originated at the page field airport (kfmy), fort myers, Florida, on 17 August, 2009, at 0004 EDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 17, 2009, AT 0030 EDT, A EUROCOPTER MBB-BK 117C-2, REGISTERED TO LEE COUNTY HELICOPTER OPERATIONS, CONDUCTING HELICOPTER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE (HEMS) FLIGHTS, AND OPERATED BY DIANNA MARIE TACKETT, IMPACTED THE WATER 1.5 MILES WEST OF NORTH CAPTIVA IN THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY OFF OF PINE ISLAND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND TWO PARAMEDICS ESCAPED THE SUBMERGED AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE PAGE FIELD AIRPORT (KFMY), FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, ON 17 AUGUST, 2009, AT 0004 EDT.
NTSB investigation
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