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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Bell UH-1H · Waynesville, NC · September 7, 2000

Date: September 7, 2000 · 09:05 local
Place: Waynesville, NC
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N525BM
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA00GA264
Reported as: Bell UH1H
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N525BMRegistration cancelled Apr 27, 2001 · Bell UH-1HS/N 66-16023 Airframe modelBell UH-1H

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What happened

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(-23)September 7, 2000 Bell helicopter, N52BM, crashed about 0905 EST in mountainous terrain near Waynesville, north carolina. The UH-1H helicopter registered to the usda forest service was being operated by the north carolina state forestry service as a title 14 CFR part 91 public use aircraft. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, the aircraft was destroyed, and the pilot and a crew chief sustained fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)SEPTEMBER 7, 2000 BELL HELICOPTER, N52BM, CRASHED ABOUT 0905 EST IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NEAR WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. THE UH-1H HELICOPTER REGISTERED TO THE USDA FOREST SERVICE WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE FORESTRY SERVICE AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT AND A CREW CHIEF SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

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 MIA00GA264Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportWaynesville, NCAn in-flight encounter with ground level fog due to the pilot's decision to continue VMC flight into instrument conditions, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees.Sep 7, 2000 · Destroyed