# Accident 20120901018989A: Johnston Douglas S SAFARI, Mcveytown, PA, September 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2012, 09:00 local time
- Place: Mcveytown, PA
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4511° N, 77.8264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4511&lon=-77.8264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70415, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70415-2017-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnston Douglas S SAFARI (registry code 05615GU, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnston-douglas-s-safari) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHNSTON DOUGLAS S SAFARI
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA541](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA541) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120901018989A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS MANUVERING AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL OUT OF GROUND EFFECT HOVER FLIGHT OVER GENTLY SLOPING TERRAIN AND THEN DESCENDED IN NEAR VERTICAL PATH TO IMPACT.WITNESSES NOTICED CHANGE IN ENGINE NOISE.  AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO DESCEND IN NEAR VERTICAL PATH TO IMPACT.  WITNESSES STATED MAIN ROTOR APPEARED ALMOST STOPPED BEFORE IMPACT. SINGLE OCCUPANT  (PILOT) FATALITY RESULTED. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA12LA541](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA541), Sep 1, 2012: Johnston Douglas S Safari (N70415), McVeytown, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's lack of proficiency and certification, which resulted in his failure to enter an autorotation when the engine lost power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate fuel…

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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