Aerospatiale AS 355 F N5796A
12 June 1983 · High Island 582 · No injuries
Summary
On 12 June 1983 at about 22:40 local time, a Aerospatiale AS 355 F registered N5796A was involved in an incident near High Island 582. One person was on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:40
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- High Island 582
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale AS 355 F
- Registration
- N5796A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- High Island 264 → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83IA279
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT DEVELOPED A SEVERE VERTICAL VIBRATION AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FATIGUE CRACKS WERE FOUND WHICH ORIGINATED IN A CORROSION PIT LOCATED IN AN AREA OF CHIPPED PAINT WHICH HAD BEEN COVERED WITH A COAT OF PRIMER CONTRARY TO AEROSPATIALE SERVICE BULLETINS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatiale AS-355 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1984 | Aerospatiale AS 355 F ECUREUIL | Venice, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1987 | Aerospatiale AS-355-F1 | Venice, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jan 1988 | Aerospatiale AS-355-F1 | Grand Prairie, Texas, United States | ERA Helicopters | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1988 | Aerospatiale AS-355-F | Reidsville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1989 | Aerospatiale AS-355-F2 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Circus Circus, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1989 | Aerospatiale AS-355-F | Bear Valley, California, United States | Care, Inc | No injuries | - |