# Accident 19940830024089A: Bell 206B, Gustavus, AK, August 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1994, 21:30 local time
- Place: Gustavus, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 58.4194° N, 135.7806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.4194&lon=-135.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N382EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N382EH-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,904 total, 1,689 in this make and model, 261 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940830024089A

## Narrative

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

ON TEST FLIGHT,GETTING DARK. TRIED LAND ON BEACH,MISSED. WENT AROUND. SECOND TRY SAW WATER TOO LATE. LANDED IN SAME

## 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 ANC94LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA110), Aug 31, 1994: Bell B-206 (N382EH), Gustavus, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS DISTANCE/ALTITUDE FROM THE LANDING AREA, AND HIS LACK OF RECENT NIGHT FLYING EXPERIENCE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT HE…

## Other reports on N382EH (1)

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

- [Incident 19780711043319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711043319I), Jul 11, 1978: Bell 206B (N382EH), Big Delta, AK, Minor damage. Pilot struck and severed electrical powerlines. Landed successfully.

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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