NONE · HUGHES/HELICOPTER ASSOCS INC 369A · 2012-10-13 · West Chester, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA13LA022
Event ID
20121015X10207
Type
Accident
Date
2012-10-13
Location
West Chester, PA, USA
Coordinates
39.990276, -75.581947
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
5
Total aboard
5
Aircraft
Make
HUGHES/HELICOPTER ASSOCS INC
Model
369A
Registration
N546
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
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.