# Accident 19860718034609A: Aerosp AS355F1, Morgan City, LA, July 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1986, 07:55 local time
- Place: Morgan City, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7303° N, 91.1308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7303&lon=-91.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57967, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57967-1988-11-30) (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: 16,500 total, 15 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86MA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86MA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860718034609A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER DISINTEGRATED FROM GROUND RESONANCE ON LANDING. 3 GEARBOX SUPPORT BARS SHOWED FATIGUE FRACTURES.

## 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 LAX86MA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86MA309), Jul 18, 1986: Aerospatiale AS-355F-1 (N57967), Morgan City, LA, destroyed

## Other reports on N57967 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830714036849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830714036849I), Jul 14, 1983: Aerosp AS355F (N57967), Morgan City, LA, Minor damage. Loud bang after takeoff. Returned and landed. Left engine cowling came loose. Damaged rotor blades.

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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