# Accident 19840719036519A: Aerosp AS355F, El Paso, TX, July 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1984, 08:48 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 31.7992° N, 106.3595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7992&lon=-106.3595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N240US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N240US-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 355 F ECUREUIL (registry code 8680806, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355-f-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,463 total, 13 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840719036519A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING AERIAL TAXI FOR LANDING. WAS UNABLE TO CHECK DESCENT. THUNDERSTORM OVERHEAD AND SERVERE GUSTS.

## 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 FTW84LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA314), Jul 20, 1984: Aerospatiale AS-355F (N240US), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

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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