RIVERVIEW, FL, USA
N74822
BELL 47G2
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT AFTER A BIRD HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT TEMPLE WHILE FLYING AT ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE THE WATER. THE ACFT WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN THE BIRD FLEW IN THROUGH LEFT DOOR OPENING. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT AND IT THEN CRASHED INTO THE OCEAN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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