What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While spraying mosquito insecticide, a MD-369E crash landed after impacting 50-70 ft trees. The pilot was looking for next field to spray while in a level right hand turn and did not see the trees until it was too late to climb. The aircraft sustained substantial damage on impact with the trees and ground. The helicopter had one occupant on board, the pilot, who sustained minor injuries. After shutting down the aircraft, the pilot called volusia county mosquito control dispatch to report the crash at 1526.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE SPRAYING MOSQUITO INSECTICIDE, A MD-369E CRASH LANDED AFTER IMPACTING 50-70 FT TREES. THE PILOT WAS LOOKING FOR NEXT FIELD TO SPRAY WHILE IN A LEVEL RIGHT HAND TURN AND DID NOT SEE THE TREES UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE TO CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH THE TREES AND GROUND. THE HELICOPTER HAD ONE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, THE PILOT, WHO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT CALLED VOLUSIA COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL DISPATCH TO REPORT THE CRASH AT 1526.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.