# Incident 19920719032309I: Snias AS350B, Kavik, AK, July 19, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1992, 16:40 local time
- Place: Kavik, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERAD
- Aircraft: N173EH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,820 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920719032309I

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOVERING DOOR CAME AJAR WITH WINDS GUSTY. TAIL ROTOR BLADE STRUCK A ROCK. FLEW TO LANDING ZONE AND LANDED.

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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