# Accident 20111029027949A: Eurocopter AS 350 B2, Iliamna, AK, October 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2011, 20:09 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Airport: Iliamna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: U0GA
- Location: 59.6769° N, 155.1033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6769&lon=-155.1033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N165EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165EH-2017-10-27) (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: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2
- Reported engine: TURBOMECA ARRIEL 1SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,091 total, 5,097 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111029027949A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/29/2011, APPROXIMATELY 2009 AST, THE PIC OF AN AS350 HELICOPTER, ALLOWED THE HELICOPTER TO IMPACT THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 8.0 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ILIAMNA, ALASKA. SPECIAL WEATHER INFORMATION AT ILIAMNA AIRPORT WAS 1 1/2 MILES VISIBILITY, SNOW AND 2,OOO FEET CEILING. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC12FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12FA006), Oct 30, 2011: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N165EH), Iliamna, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control due to sudden medical impairment or incapacitation.

## Other reports on N165EH (1)

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

- [Incident 19971113043769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971113043769I), Nov 13, 1997: Snias AS350B1 (N165EH), Beluga, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: IAL38111301 counseled pilot. Chief pilot has removed paul from flying status for 2 weeks. [privacy data omitted] During final approach, rotor blades…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.