# Accident 19850204059109A: Aerosp AS355F1, Sabine Pass, TX, February 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1985, 08:53 local time
- Place: Sabine Pass, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7304° N, 93.8891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7304&lon=-93.8891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5796A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5796A-1988-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 355F1 (registry code 8680810, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,554 total, 496 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850204059109A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON ONE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY DROP OF ROTOR RPM AND OVERTEMP ON OTHER. HARD LANDING. ENGINE AIR INLET ICING.

## 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 FTW85LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA111), Feb 4, 1985: Aerospatiale AS 355F-1 (N5796A), Sabine Pass, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5796A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830612074399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612074399I), Jun 12, 1983: Aerosp AS355F (N5796A), Gulf Of Mexico, LA. Severe vertical vibration. Made precautionary landing. Found cracks in main rotor mast. Area had been repainted.

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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