WV - Six Die in Fiery Helicopter Crash - Logan County - 22 June 2022

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New York Times:

6 People Killed in Helicopter Crash in West Virginia Mountains (Published 2022)

The helicopter that crashed in Logan County was used during the Vietnam War and was being flown this week by enthusiasts.

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Accident Bell UH-1B Huey N98F, 22 Jun 2022

The Bell UH-1B Huey crashed in a mountainous area next to Route 17 in Logan County, WV, USA. All six on board were killed. The helicopter was being flown during the 7th Annual Huey Reuni...

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Historically:
Causes of Death -- Multiple Trauma
Manners of Death -- Accidental

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All Six Victims Identified

CBS News:

6 victims of WV helicopter crash identified

Officials have identified the six people killed in a helicopter crash in southern West Virginia.

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[Ramrod19]

"Bobbi Childs, who lives about a mile from the site of the crash, called 911 and rushed to the scene when she saw the helicopter begin to careen out of control, she told WSAZ. When she got there, she saw at least one person was trapped in the helicopter, which had erupted in flames, she said.
"I ran as fast as I could go and I went under the guardrail and I went up to the helicopter," she told WSAZ. "But the fire was just so hot, so intense, and that guy didn't make it out of there."
“I saw that there was a guy trapped, I guess the captain. “I tried to get down to the door where he was at. You could see him plain as day. I tried to get to him, but the fire was too hot. I couldn’t get to him.”

 

[Ramrod19]

Here is the tailboom (inverted), blade root, drage brace, and stabilizer bar. I can see some of the vertical fin, but I can't tell if the 90 degree gearbox is still attached.

 

[Ramrod19]

This UH-1B was assigned to the 114th Assault Helicopter Company, 214th Battalion, 164th Group and based at Vinh Long, Vietnam for most of the 1960s. It was used as a gunship. I was in the 335th AHC, 214th Battalion, making the 114th our sister company.