# Accident 19920516015209A: Snias SA341G, Yamhill, OR, May 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1992, 16:20 local time
- Place: Yamhill, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3597° N, 123.2392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3597&lon=-123.2392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9000E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9000E-1992-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA341G GAZELLE (registry code 8680610, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa341g-gazelle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SA341G
- Reported engine: TMECA ASTAZOU3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,253 total, 726 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920516015209A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED TREES DIVING AND STEEP TURNS IN HILLY TERRAIN. NO MECHANICAL. PILOT GIVING RIDES AT COMPANY PICNIC.

## 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 SEA92FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA100), May 16, 1992: Aerospatiale SA-341G (N9000E), Yamhill, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED A MANEUVER PERFORMED AT INADEQUATE ALTITUDE.

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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