Merion air disaster
in Merion Station, United StatesCategory: Attraction
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On 4 April 1991, a Piper Aerostar propeller-driven aircraft collided in mid-air with a Bell 412 helicopter over Merion Elementary School in Merion, Pennsylvania. All five people in both aircraft were killed including United States Senator H. John Heinz III the sole passenger of the Piper. Two school children on the ground were also killed by falling debris.An investigation discovered the cause of the accident to be poor judgment and pilot error of the crews from both aircraft.
