# Accident 19940422009029A: Bell 412, Bluefield, WV, April 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1994, 14:45 local time
- Place: Bluefield, WV
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QMLA
- Location: 37.2294° N, 81.2602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2294&lon=-81.2602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70AM-2014-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 412 (registry code 1182202, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 series (registry code 52103, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 412
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 4,094 total, 969 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940422009029A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 BFO94FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA071), Apr 22, 1994: Bell 412/SP (N70AM), Bluefield, VA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO INTERCEPT THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE, AND HIS IMPROPER EXECUTION OF THE INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE WEATHER CONDITIONS,…

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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