Accident · 1998-05-30

NTSB case ANC98FA061 · Aerospatiale AS-350-B2 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1998-05-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Aerospatiale AS-350-B2 (N187EH)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The failure of both command pilots to maintain an adequate lookout to see and avoid each other's aircraft. Factors associated with the accident were the other pilot's failure to follow published advisory procedures to monitor/issue position reports on the appropriate radio frequency, and his lack of familiarity with the geographic area.

Source: NTSB case ANC98FA061

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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