# Accident 20010613022269A: Snias AS350BA, Trenton, NJ, June 13, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2001, 01:45 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MHIA
- Location: 40.2238° N, 74.7636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2238&lon=-74.7636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555LH-2003-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 BA (registry code 8680955, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-ba) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350BA
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010613022269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 13 JUNE 2001, A LIBERTY HELICOPTERS INC. AS-350-BA, N555LH, WHILE FLYING IN A VERY LOOSE PATTERN WITH LIBERTY HELICOPTERS INC. AS-355-F1, N406LH. N555LH CRASHED LANDED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD AFTER IMPACTING TREES. THE FIELD WAS LOCATED IN HOPEWELL TWP., NJ. N555LH HAD ONE PILOT AND SIX PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED. WEATTHER WAS A FACTOR DURING THE FLIGHT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N555LH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010308002799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010308002799I), Mar 8, 2001: Snias AS350BA (N555LH), Linden, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) During a sight seeing flight helicopter struck a seagull injuring a passenger in the right seat. Seagull then exited the helicopter out the door on the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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