# N5796T: Aerospatiale AS 355F1, registration cancelled 2010-12-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 7, 2010
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 5166
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 24, 1984
- Certificate issued: March 4, 1998
- Last registry action: March 29, 2004
- Mode S code: A77314
- Owner when cancelled: [Evac LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVAC%20LLC)
- Location: [Alexandria Bay, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Alexandria%20Bay)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.3318° N, 75.9095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13607, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5796T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5796T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5796T-2010-12-07

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 (5)

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

- [SDR HEEA954891](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954891), Apr 25, 1995: COUPLING. FAILED. PILOT DETECTED A HUM AND VIBRATION FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE. FOLLOWED BY A BANG AND LOSS OF POWER ON #2 ENGINE. FOUND #2 FLEX COUPLING AT THE TRANSMISSION D
- [SDR HEEA954704](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954704), Apr 7, 1995: GEARSHAFT. SPALLED. ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO MAIN ENGINE DRIVESHAFT FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION OF GEARBOX PARTS NOTED THE FOLLOWING: SPALLING ON GEARTEETH OF BOTH GEARSHAFTS. INSTALLED 
- [SDR HEEA954703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA954703), Apr 7, 1995: GEARSHAFT. SPALLED. ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO MAIN ENGINE DRIVESHAFT FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION OF GEARBOX PARTS NOTED THE FOLLOWING: SPALLING ON GEAR TEETH OF BOTH GEARSHAFTS. INSTALLED
- [SDR 95ZZZX2214](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2214), Feb 27, 1995: DISK COUPLING. FAILED. PILOT DETECTED A HUM AND VIBRATION FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE, FOLLOWED BY A BANG AND LOSS OF POWER ON NR 2 ENGINE. FOUND THE NR 2 FLEX COUPLING AT THE TRANSM
- [SDR 95ZZZX1505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1505), Feb 23, 1995: BOLTS. SHEARED. IN-FLIGHT AT CRUISE, ACFT N5796T EXPERIENCED A SHATTERING OF THE NR 2 ENGINE TO C-BOX DISC COUPLING. THE 3 BOLTS ATTACHING THE DISC COUPLING TO THE C-BOX FLANGE

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX86MA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86MA268), Jun 18, 1986: Aerospatiale AS-355F-1 (N5796T), Galveston, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19950223009059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950223009059I), Feb 23, 1995: Aerosp AS355F1 (N5796T), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Minor damage. Narrative: about two miles east of west cameron 280, Gulf Of Mexico, the aircraft yawed to the right and a metal-to-metal noise could be heard. The pilot…
- [Accident 19860618087109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860618087109A), Jun 18, 1986: Aerosp AS355F1 (N5796T), High Island, TX, Substantial damage. The helicopter experienced ground resonance while landing on an oil rig. Transmission support tube fatigue cracked.

## Other aircraft with N5796T

- [Cancelled 1975-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5796T-1975-02-03): Cessna 172E, S/N 17251696. Owner: [Darnold Ray W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DARNOLD%20RAY%20W%20JR), [Charleston, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Charleston)

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