Accident · 1999-09-10

NTSB case ANC99LA140 · Eurocopter AS-350B-2 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1999-09-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Eurocopter AS-350B-2 (N6052C)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance. Factors associated with the accident were flat light conditions, snow-covered terrain, and self-induced pressure to continue the search.

Source: NTSB case ANC99LA140

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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