ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30595
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 March 1999 |
| Time: | 11:50 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Era Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N197EH |
| MSN: | 2983 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 796 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Arriel 1D1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 12 miles S of Girdwood, Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | , AK (KAQY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot reported that the accident helicopter was being utilized to transport skiers to a remote ski area. He added that the day before the accident, the area had received about 6 inches of very light, powder snow. He stated that just before the accident, he transported a group of photographers to the top of the mountain, and he was returning to the base of the mountain to pick up the next group of skiers. He said that as the helicopter hovered toward the landing area, he became disoriented in whiteout conditions, and lost all visual reference due to blowing snow. He said the helicopter drifted to the right, the right skid struck the snow, and the helicopter rolled onto its right side. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, tail boom, and drive train components.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudged flare while landing. Factors associated with the accident were whiteout conditions, and snow-covered terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC99LA036
FAA register: NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001205X00252&key=1
FAA register: 2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=197EH
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 2002 | N197EH | Era Aviation, Inc. | 0 | Denali Park, Alaska | |
sub |
| 27 May 2011 | C-GSSS | Expedition Helicopters Inc. | 0 | near Kasabonika |  |
sub |
| 18 August 2014 | C-GSSS | Expedition Helicopters | 0 | 32mn NW Matagami, QC | |
unk |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Jun-2014 22:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2014 18:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2017 10:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 08:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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