Lost power and force landed on beach. Slight damage to tail boom noted from press photo. Helicopter was en route to Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport made an emergency landing this afternoon on Longboat Key’s Gulfside beach.
- Date
- May 25, 2012
- Reg
- N806LA
- Make
- Bell
- Model
- B206
- MSN
- 1008
- Location
- Longboat Key’s Gulfside beach
- Country
- US-Florida
- CivilMilitary
- Civil
- Link 1
- http://www.yourobserver.com/news/longboat-key/Front-Page/0525201219789/Helicopter-makes-emergency-beach-landing
- Link 2
- http://helicoptersafety.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/25-may-12-n806la-bell-206b-sarasota-fl.html
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