Bell 206B N9986K

Summary

On 27 May 1982 at about 16:10 local time, a Bell 206B registered N9986K, operated by Robert A. Wood, was involved in an accident near Oakwood, Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 May 1982 at 16:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Oakwood, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

37.2107, -81.9802

Aircraft

Bell 206B

Registration

N9986K

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Robert A. Wood

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vansant → Vansant

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL82FA144

3 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT WAS FLYING RAILROAD OFFICIALS TO INSPECT RAIL LINES THAT HAD BEEN COVERED BY MUD SLIDES CAUSED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS. A WITNESS HEARD THE HELICOPTER COMING UP THE VALLEY & THEN HEARD TWO POPPING SOUNDS. HE SAW THE HELICOPTER FALLING TO THE GROUND NEAR SOME POWER LINES STRUNG ACROSS THE VALLEY OVER THE RAILROAD TRACKS. THE POWER LINE ASSEMBLY CONSISTED OF TWO STATIC LINES AT THE TOP & THREE POWER LINES AT THE BOTTOM. THE UPPERMOST STATIC LINE WAS SEPARATED & LYING ON THE LOWER STATIC LINE. THE LINES ARE APPROXIMATELY 300 FT AGL & WERE UNMARKED. THE PLT WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE OPERATING AREA & PURPORTEDLY AWARE OF THE LOCATION OF THE POWER LINES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.