# Accident 19860923046119A: Bell 222U, Galax, VA, September 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1986, 12:42 local time
- Place: Galax, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 36.6594° N, 80.9094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6594&lon=-80.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251CC-1988-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222UT (registry code 1182148, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222ut) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222U
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101750C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 8,085 total, 566 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860923046119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL86FA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA264), Sep 23, 1986: Bell 222UT (N251CC), Galax, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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