# Accident 20050725017649A: Snias AS350B, Juneau, AK, July 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2005, 11:05 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Airport: Juneau International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXSA
- Location: 58.3550° N, 134.5764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3550&lon=-134.5764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57958 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B
- Reported engine: TMECA ARRIEL1B
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050725017649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AN AS 350 WITH 6 PASSENGERS ONBOARD CRASHED IN BOGGY TERRAIN WHILE DEPARTING JUNEAU AIRPORT (JNU), ON MONDAY, JULY 25, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 2005Z. AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES TO ALL ONBOARD. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT TEMSCO HELICOPTERS HELIPORT, JUNEAU INTL. AIRPORT. THIS FLIGHT WAS A 14 CFR PART 135 FLIGHT WITH PASSENGERS FOR SIGHTSEEING TO THE GLACIER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED ONE SHORT FLIGHT PRIOR TO ACCIDENT FLIGHT TO TAKE PARTS/MECHANIC UP ON THE GLACIER TO TEND TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. THAT PILOT REPORTED NO PROBLEMS WITH AIRCRAFT. IT APPEARS THAT AFTER TAKEOFF THE TURBINE BLADE OR BLADES CAME APART IN THE ENGINE AND SMOKE/FIRE WAS OBSERVED FROM PERSONS ON THE GROUND. THIS HAPPENED JUST AFTER THE INITIAL LIFTOFF FROM THE HELIPORT AND ATTAINING ABOUT 100 FEET ALTITUDE. AMENDMENT TO FOLLOW WITH ENGINE TEARDOWN REPORT FROM MANUFACTURER.

## 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 ANC05LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA107), Jul 25, 2005: Aerospatiale AS-350BA (N57958), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb due to the separation of the engine power turbine shaft, the failure of which was due to a disconnected adjacent leaf spring, which resulted in an…

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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