# NTSB IAD75AI050: Bell 206B, N370AF, Wise, VA, March 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1975
- Place: Wise, VA · WISE, VA
- Location: 36.9769° N, 82.5811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wise, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9769&lon=-82.5811&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1578   75/3/8    WISE,VA             BELL 206B           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2058                    N370AF              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 40, 6027 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            748 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONESOME PINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRISTOL,TN                  WISE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                          SLEET, RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       55
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       35
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 45K.PLT ADVSD BY FSS FIXED WING ACFT COULD NOT LND DUE HI WINDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N370AF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N370AF-1975-05-22), registration cancelled 1975-05-22, S/N 992 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lonesome Pine

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.

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