# N5796S: Aerospatiale AS 355F1, registration cancelled 1997-03-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 11, 1997
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale AS 355F1](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f1) (registry code 8680810)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H11EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H11EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5164
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 26, 1994
- Last registry action: October 26, 1994
- Mode S code: A77313
- Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1552° N, 92.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70508, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5796S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5796S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5796S-1997-03-11

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Aerospatiale AS 355F1: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f1.md

## Service difficulty reports (15)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR HEEA968739](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA968739), Dec 13, 1996: LORAN. BATTERY WARN. INTERMITTENT LOW BATTERY WARNING.
- [SDR HEEA968738](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA968738), Dec 13, 1996: TRANSMITTER. MALFUNCTION. LOW FUEL LIGHT INOPERATIVE. TIME SINCE REPAIR 102:45.
- [SDR HEEA967745](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967745), Sep 3, 1996: BEARING. SEAL DEFECTIVE. WHEN DISASSEMBLED SWASHPLATE ASSEMBLY; FOUND WITH BOTH GREASE SEALS POPPED OUT OF THEIR SEATS OF THE SWASHPLATE BEARING. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE BEARING.
- [SDR HEEA967404](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967404), Jun 11, 1996: STARFLEX. CRACKED. CRACKED STARFLEX ARM BEYOND LIMITS.
- [SDR HEEA967030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967030), Apr 17, 1996: TRANSCEIVER. INOPERATIVE. TRANSCEIVER INOPERATIVE DISPLAY. DOESN'T TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE. SMELLS BURNT.
- [SDR HEEA966448](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA966448), Jan 15, 1996: SENSOR ASSY. MALFUNCTION. AUTO RELIGHT COMES ON IN FLIGHT. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE TRANSDUCER.
- [SDR HEEA956235](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA956235), Dec 13, 1995: STRUCTURE. MISINSTALLED. FORWARD UPPER CORNER DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY. MODIFIED LT CARGO DOOR TO FIT AIRCRAFT.
- [SDR HEEA955852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA955852), Oct 5, 1995: FRONT BAR. BEARING FAULTY. FRONT BAR UPPER BEARING IS UNBONDED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE STRUT.
- [SDR HEEA955130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA955130), Jun 2, 1995: CROSS TUBE. MIS MFG. CROSSTUBE BEND RADIUS NOT BENT CORRECTLY WHEN COMPARED TO ANOTHER SERVICEABLE CROSSTUBE. WHEN CROSSTUBE IS ATTACHED TO SKIDS, AFT AND FWD CORNERS OF LANDING GEA
- [SDR HEEA955129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA955129), Jun 2, 1995: CROSS TUBE. MIS MFG. CROSSTUBE BEND RADIUS NOT BENT CORRECTLY WHEN COMPARED TO ANOTHER SERVICEABLE CROSSTUBE. WHEN CROSSTUBE IS ATTACHED TO SKIDS, AFT AND FWD CORNERS OF LANDING GEA
- [SDR HEEA955028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA955028), May 18, 1995: VALVE. DISCONNECTED. FLAPPER VALVE DISCONNECTED.
- [SDR HEEA954956](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954956), May 10, 1995: WINDSHIELD. DEFECTIVE. MISTY LOOK IN GLASS (VERY DISTORTED)
- [SDR HEEA954912](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954912), May 4, 1995: SUPPORT. MIS MFG. SUPPORT P/N IS FOR THE FORWARD LEFT HAND ANGLE; BUT THE ANGLE IS BENT UP TO FIT ON R/H SIDE OF AIRCRAFT.
- [SDR HEEA954719](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954719), Apr 7, 1995: INDICATOR. GLASS CRACKED. UNIT HAS VERTICAL CRACKS IN GLASS. SENT TO AVIATION AVIONICS & INSTR. CORP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.
- [SDR HEEA954718](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954718), Apr 7, 1995: INDICATOR. GLASS CRACKED. UNIT HAS VERTICAL CRACKS IN GLASS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19870511023459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870511023459I), May 11, 1987: Aerosp AS355F1 (N5796S), Houma, LA, Minor damage. Main rotor blade struck a wire near hover termination. Pilot repositioned aircraft after inspecting damage.

## Other aircraft with N5796S

- [Cancelled 1969-06-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5796S-1969-06-04): Schweizer X-391, S/N 2. Owner: [Schweizer Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHWEIZER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Elmira, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Elmira)

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