# Accident 20121017022739A: Aerospatiale AS-355, Tinicum Twp., PA, October 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2012, 06:30 local time
- Place: Tinicum Twp., PA
- Airport: Vansant
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4843° N, 75.0996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VANSANT (9N1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4843&lon=-75.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIALE AS-355
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121017022739A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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

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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