# Incident 19830612074399I: Aerosp AS355F, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, June 12, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1983, 17:40 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Airport: High Island 582
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N5796A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5796A-1988-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 355F1 (registry code 8680810, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,133 total, 381 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83IA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83IA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612074399I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SEVERE VERTICAL VIBRATION. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FOUND CRACKS IN MAIN ROTOR MAST. AREA HAD BEEN REPAINTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW83IA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83IA279), Jun 12, 1983: Aerospatiale AS 355 F (N5796A), High Island 582, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N5796A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850204059109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850204059109A), Feb 4, 1985: Aerosp AS355F1 (N5796A), Sabine Pass, TX, Substantial damage. Lost power on one engine followed by drop of rotor RPM and overtemp on other. Hard landing. Engine air inlet icing.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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