# Accident 20051222030739A: Snias AS350B2, Jasper, AL, December 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2005, 13:19 local time
- Place: Jasper, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8850° N, 87.1972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8850&lon=-87.1972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350ET, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350ET-2021-08-26) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 560 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051222030739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS FLYING LOW OVER AN AREA HE HAD NOT FLOWN OVER BEFORE AND HIT THE RIDGE WIRE ABOVE THE TRANSMISSION POWER LINES.

## 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 ATL06CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA026), Dec 22, 2005: Eurocopter France AS-350-B2 (N350ET), Jasper, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a visual look out, and proper altitude clearance during a low level flight, resulting in an in-flight collision with a power line.

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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