28.3215° N, 80.7379° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockledge, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 4, 2010 · 13:30 local
Place
Rockledge, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Shortly after takeoff from dunn airpark in titusville Florida, the single seat ultralight helicopter crashed in a dense wooded swamp area, in between a shopping center and residential area. No post impact fire. The pilot was fatally injured.
As the FAA filed it
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DUNN AIRPARK IN TITUSVILLE FLORIDA, THE SINGLE SEAT ULTRALIGHT HELICOPTER CRASHED IN A DENSE WOODED SWAMP AREA, IN BETWEEN A SHOPPING CENTER AND RESIDENTIAL AREA. NO POST IMPACT FIRE. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.