# Accident 19870819046869A: Aerosp AS355F, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, August 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1987, 11:35 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Airport: Ship Shoal 214c
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ZAAL
- Aircraft: N359E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N359E-1989-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 355 F ECUREUIL (registry code 8680806, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355-f-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 2,810 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870819046869A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAILROTOR CONTROL ON LIFTOFF FROM GULF HELIPAD. ACTIVATED FLOATS LATE ROLLED OVER. TAILROTOR SHAFT FAILED.

## 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 FTW87FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA203), Aug 19, 1987: Aerospatiale AS-355F-1 (N359E), Ship Shoal 214c, substantial damage

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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