# Accident 19950531014389A: Snias AS350B, Skagway, AK, May 31, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1995, 10:30 local time
- Place: Skagway, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXSA
- Location: 59.5706° N, 135.3496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5706&lon=-135.3496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60618, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60618-2004-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S N I A S AS-350B ECUREUIL (registry code 8680801, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-n-i-a-s-as-350b-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1D
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,480 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950531014389A

## Narrative

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

AFTER BOARDING PRIOR TO ENGINE START HELICOPTER SLID INTO A SMALL CREVASSE AND ROLLED. HAD LANDED ON A GLACIER.

## 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 ANC95LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA062), May 31, 1995: Aerospatiale AS-350-B2 (N60618), Skagway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE UNEVEN AND ICY TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N60618 (1)

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

- [Accident 20040511009609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040511009609A), May 11, 2004: Snias AS350B (N60618), Skagway, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported initial illumination of the engine oil pressure warning light during descent from 2600 feet followed by the steady low rotor warning horn…

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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