# Incident 19850911061479I: Aerosp AS355E, Marsh Island, LA, September 11, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1985, 11:45 local time
- Place: Marsh Island, LA
- Airport: Chevron
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.5663° N, 91.8462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marsh Island, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5663&lon=-91.8462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5787T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5787T-2002-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 355F1 (registry code 8680810, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,898 total, 42 in this make and model, 344 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850911061479I

## Narrative

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

OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATED AND TORQUE DROPPED IN CRUISE. CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON. SAFE LANDING. ENGINE CHANGED.

## Other reports on N5787T (2)

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

- [Incident 19900419023649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900419023649I), Apr 19, 1990: Aerosp AS355E (N5787T), New Orleans, LA. Smoke in cockpit during engine cool down prior to shutdown. Found shorted wires on DC power distribution panel.
- [Incident 19890408031179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890408031179I), Apr 8, 1989: Aerosp AS355E (N5787T), New Orleans, LA. Left engine fire warning came on. Secured engine and landed. Found a broken wire in warning system.

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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