# Accident 19840104000209A: Aerosp AS355F, Morgan City, LA, January 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1984, 06:55 local time
- Place: Morgan City, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7294° N, 91.1304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7294&lon=-91.1304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5792X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5792X-1988-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 355 F ECUREUIL (registry code 8680806, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355-f-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,586 total, 607 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840104000209A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW84FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA107), Jan 4, 1984: Aerospatiale AS-355F (N5792X), Morgan City, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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