# Accident 19890615015679A: Snias AS350B, Puntilla Lake, AK, June 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1989, 09:40 local time
- Place: Puntilla Lake, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERAA
- Aircraft: N160EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N160EH-1992-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S AS-350B ECUREUIL (registry code 8680801, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as-350b-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,400 total, 2,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890615015679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IMPACTED ROCK FACE OF A RIDGE IN LEVEL FLIGHT. CLOUD BASE KNOWN TO BE NEAR RIDGES. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN EXISTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC89FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA092), Jun 15, 1989: Aerospatiale AS350B (N160EH), Puntilla Lake, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE WEATHER AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS WERE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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