# Accident 19940706017639A: Snias AS350B, Caryville, FL, July 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1994, 09:29 local time
- Place: Caryville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7707° N, 85.8110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7707&lon=-85.8110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901BA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,968 total, 6,801 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94GA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94GA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940706017639A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED IN MARGINAL WEATHER THAT WORSENED BY LOW CLOUDS HEAVY RAIN. ON DESCENT QUICK STOP. TAIL HIT THEN ROTORS.

## 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 MIA94GA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94GA174), Jul 6, 1994: Aerospatiale AS-350 (N901BA), Caryville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS PILOT FATIGUE.

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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