40.4843° N, 75.0996° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at VANSANT (9N1), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 17, 2012 · 06:30 local
Place
Tinicum Twp., PA
Airport
Vansant
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Aerospatiale AS-355
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot departed from his back yard heliport at about 6:30AM. Weather at the time was light drizzle and fog. Pilot impacted trees just after takeoff. Helicopter was destroyed due to fire after impact.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED FROM HIS BACK YARD HELIPORT AT ABOUT 6:30AM. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS LIGHT DRIZZLE AND FOG. PILOT IMPACTED TREES JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED DUE TO FIRE AFTER IMPACT.