THE DTSB
Pending.
Key facts
- DateOctober 6, 2026
- Local time4:50 PM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightUnknown
- People on board1
- Fatalities1
- NTSB numberERA27FA004
- NTSB statusUnder investigation
Accident Location
- City, State
- Medly, West Virginia
- Latitude
- 39.182753
- Longitude
- -79.053036
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N9390F
- Make
- Hughes
- Model
- 269B
- Category / Class
- Helicopter
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Pennington, Mitchell Thomas
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Certification
- Commercial Pilot
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- Basic Med
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Pilot error
- Unknown
- Pilot incapacitation
- Unknown
- People on board
- 1
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB number
- ERA27FA004
- NTSB travel
- Yes
- AQP category
- UNKNOWN →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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