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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 412 · Bluefield, WV · April 22, 1994

Date
April 22, 1994 · 14:45 local
Place
Bluefield, WV
Airport
Mercer County
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
QMLA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N70AM
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO94FA071
Reported as
Bell 412
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6T3B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
4,094 total969 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Impacted 150 yards below mountain top on ILS approach in dense fog. No mechanical defects found. Below glide slope.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACTED 150 YARDS BELOW MOUNTAIN TOP ON ILS APPROACH IN DENSE FOG. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS FOUND. BELOW GLIDE SLOPE.

NTSB investigation

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