# Incident 19890521038989I: Aerosp AS355F1, Abbeville, LA, May 21, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Airport: Schriefer Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.9348° N, 92.1823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Schriefer Airstrip, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9348&lon=-92.1823&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5793Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5793Y-1996-04-15) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,511 total, 211 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521038989I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG IN CRUISE. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. LOWER PART OF RIGHT TRANSMISSION COWLING MISSING. DAMAGED ROTORBLADES.

## Other reports on N5793Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19950203007699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950203007699I), Feb 3, 1995: Aerosp AS355F1 (N5793Y), Intracoastal Ci, LA. Narrative: on final approach to an offshore platform, the no. 1 engine fire warning light illuminated. No sign of a fire was found after the engines were shut…
- [Incident 19890728047179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890728047179I), Jul 28, 1989: Aerosp AS355F1 (N5793Y), Houma, LA. NR1 engine failure inflight. Successful single engine landing. Fuel control spur gear shaft assembly had failed.

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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