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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Snias AS 350 BA · Crater Lake, OR · September 23, 1995

Date
September 23, 1995 · 09:25 local
Place
Crater Lake, OR
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6099Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA95LA223
Reported as
Snias AS350BA
Reported engine
TMECA ARRIEL1B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total1,000 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Observed manuevering low over lake. Flew unintentially into glassy lake. Possible also blinded by morning sun.

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED MANUEVERING LOW OVER LAKE. FLEW UNINTENTIALLY INTO GLASSY LAKE. POSSIBLE ALSO BLINDED BY MORNING SUN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.