26.5398° N, 81.4356° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Felda, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 29, 2013 · 11:09 local
Place
Felda, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
Reported engine
Compact Radial Engines MZ-202
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
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.
Operator lost control of the helicopter while attempting to land. The impact with the ground caused structural failures and a post impact fire. The fire consumed the entire helicopter. Helicopter destroyed and operator seriously injured.
As the FAA filed it
OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND. THE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSED STRUCTURAL FAILURES AND A POST IMPACT FIRE. THE FIRE CONSUMED THE ENTIRE HELICOPTER. HELICOPTER DESTROYED AND OPERATOR SERIOUSLY INJURED.