# Accident 19940709017929A: Snias AS350B2, Granite, CO, July 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1994, 19:48 local time
- Place: Granite, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 39.0436° N, 106.2634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granite, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0436&lon=-106.2634&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95LG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95LG-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL (registry code 8680813, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350-b2-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B2
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 15,207 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940709017929A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW94FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA224), Jul 10, 1994: Aerospatiale AS 350B-2 (N95LG), Granite, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ASSURE MAIN ROTOR CLEARANCE FROM SLOPING TERRAIN WHILE IN A HOVER. THE TERRAIN CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N95LG (1)

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

- [Incident 19940509020229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940509020229I), May 9, 1994: Snias AS350B2 (N95LG), Commerce City, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a power line on descent to landing site. Landed safely.

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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