ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287314
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| Date: | Saturday 13 October 2012 |
| Time: | 08:20 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes/helicopter Assocs Inc 369A |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N546 |
| MSN: | 66-14389 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Chester, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lancaster Airport, PA (LNS/KLNS) |
| West Chester-Brandywine Airport, PA (OQN/KOQN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid the preceding helicopter while maneuvering for landing. Contributing to the accident were the flight lead pilot's inadequate preflight briefing and in-flight instruction to the formation pilots, which resulted in the loss of the formation flight's integrity and the pilots' situational awareness within the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA13LA022
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 09:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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