A tour company’s helicopter that crashed at North Perry Airport with four people aboard doesn’t appear to be categorized for carrying passengers.
The preliminary accident investigation report posted Monday to the FAA website says one person suffered serious injuries and three people suffered minor injuries when a helicopter carrying N-number N336SG crashed on takeoff Saturday in Pembroke Pines. A Robinson 44 with that N-number appears on most pages of Sky Helicopter Tours’ website, which advertises “Miami helicopter experiences.”
But helicopter N336SG, the online FAA registry says, is categorized under “Agriculture and Pest Control.” When asked by email if that allowed passengers, the FAA directed the Miami Herald to codes covering operating limitations for restricted category civil aircraft…