# Accident 19940401007399A: Snias AS350B2, Telluride, CO, April 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1994, 11:45 local time
- Place: Telluride, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: OMGA
- Location: 37.9405° N, 107.9008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9405&lon=-107.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59715 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B2
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,100 total, 500 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940401007399A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING BELOW LANDING ZONE IN DOWNSLOPE. LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. IMPACTED SNOW SLOPE. ROLLED DOWN HILL.

## 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 FTW94FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA114), Apr 1, 1994: Aerospatiale AS-350-B2 (N59715), Telluride, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS WERE UNFAVORABLE WINDS AND IMPROPER APPROACH PLANNING.

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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