# NTSB Accident ANC04LA053
> **Aerospatiale AS-350B2** · 2004-05-11 · Skagway, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC04LA053
- **Event ID:** 20040514X00602
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-05-11
- **Location:** Skagway, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.368888, -135.36972
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerospatiale
- **Model:** AS-350B2
- **Registration:** N60618
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power during cruise flight for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a ditching and submersion of the helicopter when the emergency float system did not deploy.  Factors contributing to the accident were improper rigging of the mechanical activation mechanism for the emergency floats by company maintenance personnel, and the failure of the pilot to utilize the electrical firing system to activate the emergency floats.

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