# Incident 19830714036829I: Aerosp AS355F, Lake Charles, LA, July 14, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1983, 16:04 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Chennault
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 30.2106° N, 93.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHENNAULT INTL (CWF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2106&lon=-93.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5776S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,419 total, 1,098 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830714036829I

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. MADE RUNNING LANDING AT AN AIRPORT. TEETH HAD STRIPPED OUT OF THE SLIDING FLANGE.

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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