# Accident 19931106042369A: Snias SA341G, Lake Berryessa, CA, November 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1993, 11:22 local time
- Place: Lake Berryessa, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5503° N, 122.1499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5503&lon=-122.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76WH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS SA341G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 4AC150A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,265 total, 67 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931106042369A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINE FLYING LOW UNSAFE ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX94LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA038), Nov 6, 1993: Aerospatiale SA-341G (N76WH), Lake Berryessa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an inadequate obstacle clearance cruise 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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