# Accident 19940719018819A: Snias AS350B, Juneau, AK, July 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1994, 16:50 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXSA
- Location: 58.5806° N, 134.7699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5806&lon=-134.7699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39GT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,130 total, 320 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940719018819A

## Narrative

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

ROCKED UP ON NOSE LANDING ON GLACIER. ROTORS HIT ICE. SLID BACKWARDS INTO A DEPRESSION. DEPRESSION 15 FEET OF WATER

## 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 ANC94FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA089), Jul 20, 1994: Aerospatiale AS-350 (N39GT), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE LANDING TERRAIN. A FACTOR WAS THE CREVASSE IN THE ICE.

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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