# Accident 19920304005089A: Snias AS350D, Ft Grant, AZ, March 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1992, 19:15 local time
- Place: Ft Grant, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EJYA
- Location: 32.4302° N, 109.8809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4302&lon=-109.8809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350AH-1995-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S AS350D ASTAR (registry code 8680803, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as350d-astar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350D
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,750 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920304005089A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF CLOUD AND SNOW OBSCURED MOUNTAIN WHILE MAKING A 180 DUE TO WEATHER.

## 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 LAX92FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA136), Mar 5, 1992: Aerospatiale AS-350D (N350AH), Ft. Grant, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: 1) THE PILOT INADEQUATELY EVALUATING THE ENROUTE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND, 2) THE PILOT MAKING THE INFLIGHT DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT…

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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