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Six people died after a Vietnam War-era helicopter crashed on a road in Logan County, West Virginia

(CNN)According to emergency management officials, a Vietnam War-era helicopter that crashed on Wednesday and killed six people reunited. It was used for festivals.

"The crashed Huey was the one used at the reunion," said Ray Bryant Bryant, Chief Operating Officer of the Logan County Emergency Ambulance Department.

An accident and incident notice posted online by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) states:

The only flight crew and five passengers were killed, thereport states. According to Brian, the names of the victims have not been disclosed.
The FAA report states that the helicopter has a tail number of N98F. According to the company's website, it is owned by MARPA Aviation, which contains the address of Logan County Airport.

Company officials said they had no comments when contacted by the CNN.

According to MARPAT, the UH-1B Huey was nicknamed "Misfit" and first flew in Vietnam in 1962. It returned to the United States in 1971. TheFAA registry sitecontains the certificate issued in April 2017.

MARPAT's website advertises Huey's reunion at the airport from June 21st to 26th. ..

"We want all helicopter (especially Huey) enthusiasts to have the opportunity to fly / ride this historic helicopter," the website said. According to the website, flying Huey requires a $ 250 donation for 30 minutes to pay for fuel. The

website states that the helicopter is "probably the oldest flying Huey in the world, as it was # 488 of the 10,005 produced." According to the website, Chopper has appeared in the movies "Die Hard," "The Rock," "Outbreak," and "Baywatch."

According to the FAA's Wednesday statement, the helicopter crashed around 5 pm.

The aircraft went down a rural road, said Sonya Porter, Deputy Director of the Logan County Emergency Management Agency, Wednesday.

When the fire brigade arrived at the scene, they discovered that the helicopter had burned and erupted and put out the fire, Bryant told WSAZon Wednesday. Told.
Bobby Childs, who lives about a mile from the crash site, called 911 and saw the helicopter start to run wild and she rushed to the site, she said. } I told WSAZ. When she got there, she said she saw at least one person trapped in a helicopter that erupted in flames.

"I ran as fast as I could, passed under the guardrail and went up to the helicopter," she told WSAZ. "But the fire was so hot and so fierce that the man didn't put out the fire from there."

One of the owners appeared on the scene after the crash, Bryant told WSAZ. However, he did not appoint an owner.

In atweet on Wednesday night, Governor Jim Justice said:

Logan County is near the border with Kentucky.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash, officials said.