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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 222U · Galax, VA · September 23, 1986

Date: September 23, 1986 · 12:42 local
Place: Galax, VA
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: DYRA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N251CC
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL86FA264
Reported as: Bell 222U
Reported engine: Lycoming LTS101750C1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,085 total566 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N251CCRegistration cancelled Nov 15, 1988 · Bell 222UTS/N 47517 Airframe modelBell 222UT

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What happened

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The helicopter struck a cliff. Suspect terrain obscured by fog. Pilot not qualified for 135 instrument flight.

As the FAA filed it

THE HELICOPTER STRUCK A CLIFF. SUSPECT TERRAIN OBSCURED BY FOG. PILOT NOT QUALIFIED FOR 135 INSTRUMENT FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL86FA264Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportGalax, VAThe helicopter was dispatched on an emerg med svc (ems/med-evac) flt to transport a patient with subcranial bleeding back to a hospital in winston-salem. Bfr takeoff, the plt received a wx briefing. At that time, widespread IMC prevailedthru-out the area &…Sep 23, 1986 · Destroyed