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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Honaker, WV · November 24, 1981

Date
November 24, 1981 · 10:30 local
Place
Honaker, WV
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N500NN
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FA021
Reported as
Bell 206B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,900 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter crashed when pilot attempted 180 degree turn after entering fog.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER CRASHED WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED 180 DEGREE TURN AFTER ENTERING FOG.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.