# Accident 19950923029979A: Snias AS350BA, Crater Lake, OR, September 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1995, 09:25 local time
- Place: Crater Lake, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9191° N, 122.1200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9191&lon=-122.1200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6099Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6099Z-1997-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 BA (registry code 8680955, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-ba) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350BA
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950923029979A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA95LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA223), Sep 23, 1995: Eurocopter AS350BA (N6099Z), Crater Lake, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE WATER, WHILE PERFORMING LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE GLASSY WATER CONDITION, AND LACK OF VISUAL…

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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