Cases involving individuals who have been injured in crashes and collisions involving helicopters. A Helicopter Accident is an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the helicopter with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, in which a person is fatally or seriously injured, the aircraft sustains damage or structural failure and/or the aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible.
Deep Gap is an unincorporated community located in Watauga County, North Carolina. Daniel Boone spent a good part of his life in and around Deep Gap, traveling through an area known as Triplett (now part of the Deep Gap postal service area). Powder Horn Mountain, one of the first gated resort communities in Western North Carolina, is located there. Influential guitar player Doc Watson was born in Deep Gap, where he still makes his home. The zip code for Deep Gap, NC:28618