LOGAN, W.Va.—A helicopter that crashed during an annual reunion for helicopter enthusiasts was on its last planned flight of the day, a federal agency investigating the accident said Friday.
The National Transportation Safety Board said all six people aboard—the pilot and five passengers, two of whom were pilot-rated—were killed Wednesday. They have not been identified.
Rides on the Vietnam-era Bell UH-1B “Huey” helicopter were offered by the organizer of the reunion, MARPAT Aviation, the NTSB said. The flight route was different from the tour paths that had been flown previously Wednesday, the agency said in a statement on the investigation….
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