From Todays Accident / Incident Reports - A strange one

[fholbert]

Date:	26-APR-2022
Time:	07:16
Type:	Bell 206B JetRanger II
Owner/operator:	Costal Helicopters Inc
Registration:	N206BX
MSN:	2872
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Lake Apopka, FL - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news or social media reports

Narrative:
The helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances during an aerial application flight in Lake Apopka, Florida.
The sole pilot onboard received minor injuries.

A second helicopter was located during the recovery of this one.

 

[knot4u]

That looks like a typo, maybe the second helicopter was "relocated" and the guy finished spraying the field. Crop dusting is, other than combat, probably the hairiest way to make money with an aviation appliance. I have some stories that an old friend who'd been actively doing it for 40 years told me. I don't know how it is now but it sounded like the Wild West back then. He wanted me to come out and go to work for him in South Dakota, at the time I had an A/P and a PPL, with a promise to fly ag. I thought about it, did a little research and decided that I'd probably end up wrenching and declined. One of those things I look back on and wonder "What if?", but I don't have a magic crystal ball to tell me so I just figure things worked out the way they were supposed to.

 

[Murdoughnut]

That looks like a typo, maybe the second helicopter was "relocated" and the guy finished spraying the field. Crop dusting is, other than combat, probably the hairiest way to make money with an aviation appliance. I have some stories that an old friend who'd been actively doing it for 40 years told me. I don't know how it is now but it sounded like the Wild West back then. He wanted me to come out and go to work for him in South Dakota, at the time I had an A/P and a PPL, with a promise to fly ag. I thought about it, did a little research and decided that I'd probably end up wrenching and declined. One of those things I look back on and wonder "What if?", but I don't have a magic crystal ball to tell me so I just figure things worked out the way they were supposed to.

Ahh, nope.

2 helicopters crashed into Lake Apopka within 24 hours

Deputies said the second helicopter also went down into the lake on Tuesday later in the day.

www.wftv.com

 

[knot4u]

Ahh, nope.

2 helicopters crashed into Lake Apopka within 24 hours

Deputies said the second helicopter also went down into the lake on Tuesday later in the day.

www.wftv.com

Same pilot?

 

[fholbert]

Looks like it was the same company.

Date:	26-APR-2022
Time:
Type:	Helicopter
Owner/operator:	Coastal Helicopters Inc
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Lake Apopka, FL - United States of America
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news or social media reports

Narrative:
The helicopter crashed in Lake Apopka after the earlier crash on the same day (check source).

 

[Beep]

That’s not so strange, the boss tells the pilot “ let’s take that helicopter over there and I want you to show me exactly what happened “.
Investigation complete, you’re welcome.

 

[killbilly]

I mean, that's basically a scene from Air America.

 

[inigo88]

I mean, that's basically a scene from Air America.

The “Golden bb!”