# Accident 20060821017799A: Snias AS350B2, Nuiqsut, AK, August 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2006, 19:20 local time
- Place: Nuiqsut, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: EOOL
- Location: 70.2105° N, 151.0250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nuiqsut, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.2105&lon=-151.0250&mi=10
- Aircraft: CFYUN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 196 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060821017799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE SLINGING A LOAD IN IMC CONDITIONS THE LOAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TAIL OF THE HELICOPTER CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE TAIL BOOM AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ (-23 AMENDMENT) WHILE SLINGING A LOAD IN MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS THE LOAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TAIL OF THE HELICOPTER CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE TAIL BOOM AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. SINGLE OCCUPANT FATALLY INJURED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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