# Accident 19940908026739A: Snias AS350B2, Cascade, CO, September 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1994, 10:43 local time
- Place: Cascade, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8998° N, 104.9697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8998&lon=-104.9697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99TV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B2
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,715 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940908026739A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF FROM PIKES PEAK. LOST POWER. AUTOROTATED INTO TREES. ROLLED OVER. TV HELICOPTER. UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA.

## 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 FTW94FA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA293), Sep 8, 1994: Eurocopter AS-350-B2 (N99TV), Cascade, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO CONTAMINATED FUEL FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE THAT CLOGGED THE FUEL FILTER AND INTERNALLY DAMAGED THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. A FACTOR WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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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