# Incident 19971113043769I: Snias AS350B1, Beluga, AK, November 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Airport: Beluga
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 61.1869° N, 151.1854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beluga, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1869&lon=-151.1854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N165EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165EH-2017-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (registry code 8680950, https://openairdocs.org/model/eurocopter-as-350-b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER (registry code 60030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-arriel-1ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 3,900 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971113043769I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: IAL38111301 COUNSELED PILOT. CHIEF PILOT HAS REMOVED PAUL FROM FLYING STATUS FOR 2 WEEKS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DURING FINAL APPROACH, ROTOR BLADES HIT SPRUCE TREE.

## Other reports on N165EH (1)

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

- [Accident 20111029027949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111029027949A), Oct 29, 2011: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N165EH), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On 10/29/2011, approximately 2009 ast, the PIC of an AS350 helicopter, allowed the helicopter to impact the ground approximately 8.0 miles southwest of…

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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