PILOT IDENTIFIED IN FATAL HELICOPTER CRASH

The pilot in yesterday’s fatal helicopter crash in Grant County has been  identified as 72-year-old Mitchell Pennington of Medley, West Virginia. The crash happened in the 9000-block of Patterson Creek Road.  First responders located a small helicopter with significant damage, in an open field. The Federal Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were notified, and the cause of the crash remains under investigation.