What happened
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On October 9, 2012, about 2030 eastern daylight time, a Bell 407, N108MF, operated by acs helicopters LLC., was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain in coolbaughtownship, Pennsylvania. The airline transport pilot and one passenger were fatally injured, and onepassenger was seriously injured. The corporate flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 codeof federal regulations part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight planwas filed for the planned flight to westchester county airport (hpn), white plains, new york. Theflight departed elmira/corning regional airport (elm), elmira, new york about 1845 LCL. The pilot diverted from planned destination to pocono mountains municipal airport (mpo), mount pocono, Pennsylvania. The aircraft was reported overdue by the owner at 2321 LCL on October 9, 2012. A search by federal, state, and local authorities was initiated. On October 10, 2012 at approximately 0230 LCL. The helicopter was discovered in a heavily wooded area approximately 1.3 miles northwest of pocono mountains municipal airport (mpo), mount pocono, Pennsylvania. Examination of the accident site and wreckage revealed that after striking trees, the helicopter struck the ground coming to rest on its right side. Further examination revealed that the ground was saturated with fuel, there was still fuel onboard the helicopter, and there was no evidence of any preimpact failures, or malfunctions of the rotor system, flight control system, or aircraftstructure. The recorded weather at mpo, at 2039 LCL included: wind 120 degrees at 5 kt, visibility 1/4SM, fog, light rain, mist, overcast ceiling of 200 feet, temperature 09 degrees c, dew point 09DEGREES c, and an altimeter setting of 3011 inches of mercury.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 9, 2012, ABOUT 2030 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL 407, N108MF, OPERATED BY ACS HELICOPTERS LLC., WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN IN COOLBAUGHTOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED, AND ONEPASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE CORPORATE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODEOF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLANWAS FILED FOR THE PLANNED FLIGHT TO WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT (HPN), WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK. THEFLIGHT DEPARTED ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL AIRPORT (ELM), ELMIRA, NEW YORK ABOUT 1845 LCL. THE PILOT DIVERTED FROM PLANNED DESTINATION TO POCONO MOUNTAINS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MPO), MOUNT POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA.THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED OVERDUE BY THE OWNER AT 2321 LCL ON OCTOBER 9, 2012. A SEARCH BY FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES WAS INITIATED. ON OCTOBER 10, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 0230 LCL. THE HELICOPTER WAS DISCOVERED IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILES NORTHWEST OF POCONO MOUNTAINS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MPO), MOUNT POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA.EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE AND WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT AFTER STRIKING TREES, THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE GROUND COMING TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE GROUND WAS SATURATED WITH FUEL, THERE WAS STILL FUEL ONBOARD THE HELICOPTER, AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PREIMPACT FAILURES, OR MALFUNCTIONS OF THE ROTOR SYSTEM, FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, OR AIRCRAFTSTRUCTURE.THE RECORDED WEATHER AT MPO, AT 2039 LCL INCLUDED: WIND 120 DEGREES AT 5 KT, VISIBILITY 1/4SM, FOG, LIGHT RAIN, MIST, OVERCAST CEILING OF 200 FEET, TEMPERATURE 09 DEGREES C, DEW POINT 09DEGREES C, AND AN ALTIMETER SETTING OF 3011 INCHES OF MERCURY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.