# Accident 20111226028679A: Bell 206B, Green Cove Spri, FL, December 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2011, 05:54 local time
- Place: Green Cove Spri, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: E7LA
- Location: 29.8811° N, 81.7553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8811&lon=-81.7553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5016M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5016M-2016-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12MA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12MA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111226028679A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA12MA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12MA122), Dec 26, 2011: Bell 206B (N5016M), Green Cove Springs, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to continue visual flight into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the pilot’s improper…

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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