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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aerosp AS355E · Strawberry, CA · August 24, 1984

Date
August 24, 1984 · 14:45 local
Place
Strawberry, CA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5787X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84LA454
Reported as
Aerosp AS355E
Reported engine
Allison 250C20F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,287 total2,039 in this make and model358 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.

Heard loud bang, spun to the left,tail boom hit helipad, rolled over. Fire to extensive to determine cause.

As the FAA filed it

HEARD LOUD BANG, SPUN TO THE LEFT,TAIL BOOM HIT HELIPAD, ROLLED OVER. FIRE TO EXTENSIVE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

NTSB investigation

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