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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Eurocopter AS 350 B2 · Juneau, AK · May 5, 2016

Date: May 5, 2016 · 14:30 local
Place: Juneau, AK
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: U0GA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N194EH
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC16LA022
Reported as: Eurocopter AS 350 B2
Reported engine: Turbomeca ARRIEL-1SER
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,428 total2,083 in this make and model

N194EHRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2022 · Eurocopter AS 350 B2S/N 2608 Airframe modelEurocopter AS 350 B2 Engine modelTurbomeca ARRIEL-1SERTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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The aircraft departed Juneau and was en route to a dog camp when it crashed on flat, snow-covered terrain about ¾ mile from the dog camp. The pilot, sole occupant, sustained serious injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot reportedly told a colleague that he had experienced ?flat light.?

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED JUNEAU AND WAS EN ROUTE TO A DOG CAMP WHEN IT CRASHED ON FLAT, SNOW-COVERED TERRAIN ABOUT ¾ MILE FROM THE DOG CAMP. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTEDLY TOLD A COLLEAGUE THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED ?FLAT LIGHT.?

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC16LA022Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJuneau, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while on approach to land in flat light conditions. Contributing to the severity of the pilot's injuries was the inadequately restrained internal cargo, which shifted forward during the impact and struck the…May 5, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N194EH · 1

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

Incident 20010321006439INormal Cruise · Valdez, AK(-23)[privacy data omitted] of era aviation, inc., was piloting rotorcraft, N194EH, performing powerline surveillance on March 21, 2001. The rotorcraft was in slow cruise flight with two power line employees on board and flying along the powerline just…Mar 21, 2001 · Minor damage