Accidents
Rash of recent fatal helicopter crashes
Bell 206 JetRanger, Bonifay, Fla., Feb.

Bell 206 JetRanger, Bonifay, Fla., Feb. 5, 2005–The pilot of JetRanger N35BA was killed when the helicopter crashed soon after takeoff from Bonifay, 95 miles east of Pensacola. The accident pilot had flown the JetRanger, registered to Lakeland,Fla.-based Lance Aviation, the previous week for contract work for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and was returning to base.

Bell JetRanger 206B, Somerset, UK, Jan. 23, 2005–The private helicopter took off from Gloucestershire Airport and was found in the woods in the Blackdown Hills. Four people were killed. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is conducting an inquiry.

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