# Accident 20060727014689A: Snias AS350B2, Skagway, AK, July 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2006, 07:55 local time
- Place: Skagway, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXSA
- Location: 59.5528° N, 135.1228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5528&lon=-135.1228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N301TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N301TH-2008-05-29) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 230 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060727014689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING AT GLACIER STATION (SKAGWAY) THE MAIN ROTOR CLIPPED A TREE TOP AND LOST LIFT. AIRCRAFT MISSED THE LANDING PAD AND ROLLED ON RIGHT SIDE AND UP. PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO BARTLETT HOSPITAL IN JUNEAU, AK. SHE SUFFERED FROM A CUT ABOVE THE EYE AND WAS BEING CHECKED OUT FOR A POSSIBLE CONCUSSION, BROKEN NOSE AND COLLAPSED NASAL CAVITY. OTHER PASSENGER (GUIDE-PACKER) HAD A BROKEN HAND AND WAS ALSO SENT TO BARTLETT HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

## 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 ANC06LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA100), Jul 27, 2006: Eurocopter AS 350B2 (N301TH), Skagway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees while hovering, which resulted in a main rotor strike with trees, an uncontrolled descent, and a collision with terrain.

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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