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'You have to keep your wits about you': Pilot killed in Manatee County helicopter crash spoke to 10 Tampa Bay weeks earlier

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM · 1 min read
'You have to keep your wits about you': Pilot killed in Manatee County helicopter crash spoke to 10 Tampa Bay weeks earlier — Palm Harbor Community news

A preliminary NTSB report reveals new details about the deadly crash, including the helicopter's flight path and a GPS warning system that lacked audible alerts.

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