19840104000209A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aerosp AS355F · Morgan City, LA · January 4, 1984

Date
January 4, 1984 · 06:55 local
Place
Morgan City, LA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5792X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW84FA107
Reported as
Aerosp AS355F
Reported engine
Allison 250C20F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
10,586 total607 in this make and model182 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Impacted the glassy water of a lake while flying low in fog and haze. Should have been at 500 ft or above in clear.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACTED THE GLASSY WATER OF A LAKE WHILE FLYING LOW IN FOG AND HAZE. SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT 500 FT OR ABOVE IN CLEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.