Aviation accident ERA22LA209

Name: aviation accident: GARLICK HELICOPTERS INC OH-58A+ near Oakland (2022-04-26)
Start: 2022-04-26
Location: Oakland, FL, USA

MINR · GARLICK HELICOPTERS INC OH-58A+ · 2022-04-26 · Oakland, FL, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA22LA209
Event ID: 20220427105009
Type: Accident
Date: 2022-04-26
Location: Oakland, FL, USA
Coordinates: 28.56966, -81.64492

Injuries

Highest injury: MINR
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 1
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: GARLICK HELICOPTERS INC
Model: OH-58A+
Registration: N281SP
FAR Part: 137
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to continue the low-altitude aerial application flight over water conditions that degraded his depth perception, which resulted in an inadvertent collision with the water.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown