# NTSB Accident ANC99FA139
> **Eurocopter AS-350B-2** · 1999-09-10 · JUNEAU, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC99FA139
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19659
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-09-10
- **Location:** JUNEAU, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 58.579666, -134.770507
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 5
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eurocopter
- **Model:** AS-350B-2
- **Registration:** N6007S
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and inadequate altitude/clearance. Factors associated with the accident were flat light and whiteout conditions, snow, and snow-covered terrain.  An additional factor was the FAA's inadequate certification/approval of the operator's training manual, which did not require the operator to provide instrument training or instrument flight proficiency checks to its pilots.

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