Bell 412SP accident near Merion, PA
On April 4, 1991, a Bell 412SP (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Merion, PA. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 4, 1991
- Place
- Merion, PA
- Aircraft
- Bell 412SP · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.000°N, 75.241°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X16772
Official records · DCA91MA031
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
Conditions
- Local time
- 5:10 PM
- Light
- Daylight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Wind
- 240° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 10 mi
From Wikipedia
On April 4, 1991, a Piper Aerostar propeller-driven aircraft collided in mid-air with a Bell 412 helicopter over Merion Elementary School in Lower Merion Township, a suburb west of Philadelphia, in southeast Pennsylvania. All five people in both aircraft were killed, including United States Senator John Heinz, the sole passenger of the Piper. On the ground, two schoolchildren were killed by falling debris and five people were injured.
An investigation determined the accident was caused by poor crew judgment and pilot error in both aircraft.
Text from Wikipedia, “1991 Merion mid-air collision”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
