Accidents
Accident: November 2015
Preliminary, final and factual reports

Preliminary Reports


Mosquito Control Helicopter Strikes Trees

MD 369E, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., Sept. 3, 2015
–Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the Part 137 aerial application flight for pest control, conducted by the helicopter’s owner-operator, East Volusia Mosquito District. After finishing spraying a field at approximately 3:20 p.m. EDT, the pilot entered a 270-degree turn to line up with a second field perpendicular to the first and glanced over his shoulder to identify a visual reference to the field.