# Accident 19880417019929A: Aerosp AS355F, Cajon, CA, April 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1988, 13:09 local time
- Place: Cajon, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EEAA
- Location: 34.2503° N, 117.5406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2503&lon=-117.5406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5777P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 8,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880417019929A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES, CEMENT WALL AND TREES TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A PASS IN 30 TO 40 FOOT CEILING.

## 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 LAX88FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA163), Apr 17, 1988: Aerospatiale AS355F (N5777P), Cajon, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.

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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