The Bell UH-1B helicopter crashed around 5:00 pm, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Helicopter known as Huey crashed on country road, Logan County Office of This was reported to CNN by Deputy Director of Emergency Sonia Porter.
When fire crews have arrived on stage, they found helicopter exploded in flame and put fire outBryant said.
“I ran like fast how could I go and I went under the fence and I went up to the helicopter,” she told WSAZ. – But fire was just so hot, so intense, and that guy didn’t make it out of there.”
After crash, one of owners showed up to the scene, Bryant told WSAZ, although he did not name the owner.
Logan County is located near the border with Kentucky.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating crashthe FAA said in a statement.
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