THE DTSB
Pending. Fog in the area with 200 ft ceiling. Pilot was maneuvering to land at owners cabin.
C-FITAQP: 7) TERRAIN COLLISION
Sikorsky S-76D | N93RT
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateJuly 10, 2026
- Local time7:45 AM
- LightDay
- WeatherIMC
- Phase of flightManeuvering
- People on board1
- Fatalities1
Accident Location
- City, State
- Pocahontas County, West Virginia
- Latitude
- 38.178838
- Longitude
- -80.021789
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N93RT
- Make
- Sikorsky
- Model
- S-76D
- Category / Class
- Helicopter
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Leo Peter Basile
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 57
- Certification
- Commercial Pilot
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- 2nd Class Medical
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- IMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- Unknown
- People on board
- 1
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Yes
- AQP category
- 7) TERRAIN COLLISION →
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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