What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 26, 2011, at approximately 0554 eastern standard time (EST) (1054Z), N5016M, a Bell 206B, operated by sk logistics (E7LA) doing business as sk jets, crashed in Green Cove springs, Florida, approximately 12 nautical miles north-northwest of lt. kay larkin field, palatka, Florida (28J). The helicopter was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire. On board were the pilot, a doctor and a transplant technician; all received fatal injuries. There were no ground injuries. The post crash fire consumed the forest underbrush within an area of approximately 10 acres downwind from the crash site. Weather at the time of the crash at nearby 28J was wind 070 at 05 knots, visibility 5 miles in mist, overcast at 400, temperature 17 degrees celsius (63 degrees fahrenheit), dewpoint 15 degrees celsius (59 degrees fahrenheit), altimeter 29.96 inches. Witnesses reported patchy, dense ground fog in the area at the time of the crash.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 26, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 0554 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) (1054Z), N5016M, A BELL 206B, OPERATED BY SK LOGISTICS (E7LA) DOING BUSINESS AS SK JETS, CRASHED IN GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLORIDA, APPROXIMATELY 12 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF LT. KAY LARKIN FIELD, PALATKA, FLORIDA (28J). THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND POST CRASH FIRE. ON BOARD WERE THE PILOT, A DOCTOR AND A TRANSPLANT TECHNICIAN; ALL RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THERE WERE NO GROUND INJURIES. THE POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE FOREST UNDERBRUSH WITHIN AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 10 ACRES DOWNWIND FROM THE CRASH SITE. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH AT NEARBY 28J WAS WIND 070 AT 05 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 5 MILES IN MIST, OVERCAST AT 400, TEMPERATURE 17 DEGREES CELSIUS (63 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT), DEWPOINT 15 DEGREES CELSIUS (59 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT), ALTIMETER 29.96 INCHES. WITNESSES REPORTED PATCHY, DENSE GROUND FOG IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.