# NTSB Accident ERA13FA026
> **AEROSPATIALE AS 355** · 2012-10-17 · Erwinna, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13FA026
- **Event ID:** 20121017X91940
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-10-17
- **Location:** Erwinna, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.528331, -75.074722
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AEROSPATIALE
- **Model:** AS 355
- **Registration:** C-FXGM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to depart under visual flight rules in dark night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in subsequent spatial disorientation, uncontrolled descent, and impact with trees and terrain.

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