# Accident 19870704032409A: Aerosp AS355F1, Venice, LA, July 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1987, 14:45 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.2695° N, 89.3505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2695&lon=-89.3505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5796M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,739 total, 543 in this make and model, 202 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870704032409A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR HEAD AND BLADES SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. VIBRATION ABSORBER ASSEMBLY BOLTS NOT INSTALLED DURING MAINTENANCE.

## 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 FTW87FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA156), Jul 4, 1987: Aerospatiale AS-355-F1 (N5796M), Venice, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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