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| Date: | Thursday 29 October 1970 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Beechcraft U-8F Seminole |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 62-3865 |
| MSN: | LF-63 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Huntington, WV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Tri-State Airport |
Crashed while attempting to land on instruments in heavy rain at night, about 1,5 miles west of Kenova, WV.
Sources:
http://www.armyaircrews.com/fixed.html
The Victoria Advocat 30 October 1970, p1 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 30-Jul-2014 19:46 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jan-2022 17:38 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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