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synopsisReturn to Query Page On August 17, 2009, at 0031 eastern
daylight time, a Eurocopter EC-145, N911LZ, operated by the Lee
County Division of Public Safety, as MedStar 1, was
substantially damaged when it impacted water near North Captiva
Island, Florida. The pilot and two medical crewmembers were not
injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and
no flight plan was filed for the flight that originated at Page
Field Airport (FMY), Fort Myers, Florida. The medical evacuation
positioning flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code
of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to the pilot, she
received a call around midnight for a patient pickup on North
Captiva Island. After departure from FMY, she flew west over the
water, with the autopilot engaged (set on altitude hold), at an
altitude of 1,000 feet. The helicopter remained at 1,000 feet to
assure obstruction clearance (towers on Pine Island). After
passing over the