# Accident 19910828037879A: Snias AS350B1, Walton, OR, August 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1991, 23:59 local time
- Place: Walton, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GDFA
- Location: 44.0197° N, 123.6201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0197&lon=-123.6201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64SF-1991-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B1 ECUREUIL (registry code 8680811, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b1-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B1
- Reported engine: TMECA TURMO4A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 10,277 total, 1,575 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910828037879A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON A MOUNTAINSIDE AT NIGHT WHILE TRANSPORTING ACCIDENT VICTIM TO A HOSPITAL. MIST CLOUDS IN AREA.

## 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 SEA91FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA223), Aug 29, 1991: Aerospatiale 350 B1 (N64SF), Walton, OR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN.

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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