A Manatee County Mosquito Control District Bell 407 helicopter, N618TS, crashed near Myakka City, Florida, on October 15, 2026, after reportedly striking a radio tower during nighttime mosquito-control operations. The pilot was killed, and federal authorities are investigating the fatal accident.
Tag: Fatal Aviation Accident
Pilot Killed as Embraer Corisco II Turbo Crashes onto Metro Tracks in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
A 1988 Embraer/Neiva EMB-711ST Corisco II Turbo, registration PT-VHE, crashed into a metro maintenance facility in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on October 9, 2026, killing its sole occupant. The aircraft struck a building and electrical infrastructure before burning on railway tracks shortly after takeoff. CENIPA is investigating the accident.