By Chantal Da Silva -
NBC News
Six people have died after a helicopter crashed Wednesday in Logan County, West Virginia, according to authorities.
The helicopter involved in the incident was a Vietnam-era aircraft used for tourism purposes, according to a local affiliate of our sister network NBC News.
The Logan County Office of Emergency Management said the crash was reported around 4:45 p.m. near Kelly Hollow.
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The first rescuers who arrived at the scene confirmed that six people had died in the accident.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA, for its acronym in English) reported that a Bell UH-1B helicopter had crashed near Route 17 in Logan County.
A Bell UH-1D helicopter of the German armed forces Bundeswehr takes part in military exercises on September 28, 2011 near Munster, Germany. Sean Gallup / Getty Images
Ray Bryant, who was at the scene of the crash and is the chief of operations for the Logan Emergency Ambulance Service Authority, told WSAZ-TV, an NBC News affiliate based in Huntington Beach, West Virginia, that the Vietnam-era Huey helicopter was being used for tourist flights.
Bryant told The New York Times that the helicopter's tail number was N98F.
The N98F was being unveiled this week at the 7th Annual Huey Meeting, hosted by Marpat Aviation at the Logan County Airport, where aviation enthusiasts could ride the plane or fly it for a donation, according to the page. Marpat website.
The event was to last from Tuesday to Sunday.
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According to Marpat's website, the N98F was used during the Vietnam War and has since appeared in several movies, including
Die Hard
,
The Rock
, and
Baywatch
.
NBC News has contacted Marpat for comment.
Multiple agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration, West Virginia State Police and Homeland Highway Safety, responded to Wednesday's crash.
The National Transportation Safety Board is leading an investigation into the incident, the Logan County Office of Emergency Management announced.
