# Incident 20010321006439I: Snias AS350B2, Valdez, AK, March 21, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 61.1308° N, 146.3483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdez, AK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1308&lon=-146.3483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N194EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N194EH-2022-09-03) (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 AS350B2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,310 total, 1,080 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010321006439I

## Narrative

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

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF ERA AVIATION, INC., WAS PILOTING ROTORCRAFT, N194EH, PERFORMING POWERLINE SURVEILLANCE ON MARCH 21, 2001.  THE ROTORCRAFT WAS IN SLOW CRUISE FLIGHT WITH TWO POWER LINE EMPLOYEES ON BOARD AND FLYING ALONG THE POWERLINE JUST OUTSIDE VALDEZ, ALASKA.  THE POWERLINE WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROTORCRAFT AND TREES ON THE RIGHT SIDE.  THE FLIGHT FOLLOWED THE TERRAIN IN THIS AREA WHICH REQUIRES ASSENDING AND DESENDING THE HILL SLOPES.  THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE STRIKING ANY TREES OR OTHER OBSTICULES DURING THIS FLIGHT BUT OPEN RETURN TO VALDEZ ERA'S MAINTENANCE PERSON, MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA O^, FOUND TWO ROTOR BLADE TIP-CAPS DEFORMED INDICATING BLADE STRIKES HAD OCCURRED.

## Other reports on N194EH (1)

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

- [Accident 20160505006079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160505006079A), May 5, 2016: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N194EH), Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft departed Juneau and was en route to a dog camp when it crashed on flat, snow-covered terrain about ¾ mile from the dog camp. The pilot, sole…

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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