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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Snias AS350B2 · Granite, CO · July 9, 1994

Date: July 9, 1994 · 19:48 local
Place: Granite, CO
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: DYRA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N95LG
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW94FA224
Reported as: Snias AS350B2
Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,207 total

N95LGRegistration cancelled May 11, 2015 · Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUILS/N 2389 · Built 1990 Airframe modelAerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-1SERTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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Hovering for pinnicle landing. Main rotors struck rock cliff. Helicopter tumbled 800FT down mountainside.

As the FAA filed it

HOVERING FOR PINNICLE LANDING. MAIN ROTORS STRUCK ROCK CLIFF. HELICOPTER TUMBLED 800FT DOWN MOUNTAINSIDE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW94FA224Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGranite, COFailure of the pilot to assure main rotor clearance from sloping terrain while in a hover. The terrain condition was a related factor.Jul 10, 1994 · Destroyed

Other reports on N95LG · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19940509020229IDescent · Commerce City, COAircraft struck a power line on descent to landing site. Landed safely.May 9, 1994 · Minor damage