# Accident 19971030037129A: Snias AS350B, Frankfort, IL, October 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1997, 03:40 local time
- Place: Frankfort, IL
- Airport: Frankfort Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4900° N, 87.8300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4900&lon=-87.8300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911RR-1998-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS350B (registry code 8680800, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as350b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98GA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98GA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971030037129A

## Narrative

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

STATE POLICE ORIENTATION FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI98GA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98GA025), Oct 30, 1997: Aerospatiale AS350B (N911RR), Frankfort, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot in command misjudged the clearance with the terrain during a dark night maneuvering approach to a runway. A related factor was the dark night conditions.

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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