# NTSB Accident BFO94FA071
> **BELL 412/SP** · 1994-04-22 · BLUEFIELD, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO94FA071
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01039
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-04-22
- **Location:** BLUEFIELD, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.229415, -81.260185
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 412/SP
- **Registration:** N70AM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO INTERCEPT THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE, AND HIS IMPROPER EXECUTION OF THE INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE FAILURE OF THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER TO ADEQUATELY VECTOR THE FLIGHTCREW TO INTERCEPT THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE AT THE APPROACH GATE, AS SPECIFIED IN THE ATC HANDBOOK.

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