Bell 407
N407N
24 August 2102
NTSB Report
N407N
24 August 2102
On August 24, 2012, about 2230 eastern daylight time, a Bell 407 helicopter, N407N, collided into South Holston Lake during a night departure from a river bank in Abingdon, Virginia. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was substantially damaged when it impacted the water.
The helicopter was registered to and operated by K-VA-T&W-L Aviation LLC under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual night meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was originating from a private field at the time of the accident.
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N407N being recovered from the crash site
The helicopter was registered to and operated by K-VA-T&W-L Aviation LLC under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual night meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was originating from a private field at the time of the accident.
![](http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/tricities.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/49/2495b9fe-c72c-11e3-9b1e-001a4bcf6878/53517707b9d67.image.jpg)
N407N being recovered from the crash site
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