Sikorsky S76 accident near Huntersville, WV
On July 10, 2026, a Sikorsky S76 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Huntersville, WV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 10, 2026
- Place
- Huntersville, WV
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S76 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.184°N, 80.004°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260710203365
NTSB summary
On July 10, 2026, about 0745 eastern daylight time, a Sikorsky S-76D helicopter, N93RT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Huntersville, West Virginia. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight. The pilot of the helicopter departed a private hangar near Glenville, West Virginia about 0710 to pick up the helicopter’s owner at his property. Preliminary ADS-B data showed the helicopter flying from near the departure point directly toward the destination landing zone until it was about 0.5 nautical miles (nm) northwest of the destination when the helicopter made a right turn. The helicopter was flying at an altitude of about 3,550 ft mean sea level (msl) when it made the turn to the right, away from the destination landing zone, which was located at an elevation of about 2,250 ft. A witness recorded a video of the helicopter when it was about 1.3 nm west southwest of the destination, and it showed the helicopter flying about 100 to 150 ft above ground level (agl). The video also depicted could ceilings that were about 200 to 250 ft agl. The video showed the helicopter continuing down a valley toward the town of Huntersville, West Virginia with the landing gear extended, before making a right turn toward the destination. The witness, who watched the helicopter fly over his house, reported that the rotor wash from the helicopter was making the trees on his property sway as it passed overhead. Witnesses who were located closer to the destination stated that it was f
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
