# NTSB ERA27FA010: Bell 407, N618TS, Myakka City, FL, October 16, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Investigation open
- Date: October 15, 2026, 20:51 local (Oct 16, 2026, 00:51 UTC)
- Place: Myakka City, FL
- Location: 27.3498° N, 82.1615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myakka City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3498&lon=-82.1615&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA27FA010
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204012/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27FA010

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [Bell 407, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md?model=1182206), [All aircraft, 794 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N618TS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N618TS), registered now, S/N 53618, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407 (NO SERIES EXISTS)
- Registry model: [Bell 407](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-407) (registry code 1182206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce 250-C47B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c47b) (registry code 54585, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Aerial application, Public use
- Operator: Manatee County Mosquito Control District
- Registered owner: Manatee County Mosquito Control District

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night
- Wind: 40° at 6 knots
- Observed at: 17 nm away

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.

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