Helicopter ditched in three feet of water in poor visibility.  Fuselage cracked by impact.  Sole occupant pilot got out and appeared OK

Date:

21 October, 2020

Reg:

N716VL

Make:

Bell

Model:

B206

MSN:

4203

Location:

Jones Inlet, Long Island

Country:

US-New York

Civil / Military:

Civil

Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi5y1k0-_wE

Link:

https://longisland.news12.com/police-helicopter-makes-controlled-landing-near-jones-beach

Link:

https://www.newsbreak.com/new-york/point-lookout/news/2087152697806/helicopter-lands-in-long-island-inlet-in-emergency-landing