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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aerosp AS 355F1 · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · July 18, 1989

Date: July 18, 1989 · 08:05 local
Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HEEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5791M
Reported as: Aerosp AS355F1
Reported engine: Allison 250C20F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,214 total1,231 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N5791MRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 1997 · Aerospatiale AS 355F1S/N 5116 Airframe modelAerospatiale AS 355F1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During final stages of the approach to land the tail rotor struck the safety fence.

As the FAA filed it

DURING FINAL STAGES OF THE APPROACH TO LAND THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE SAFETY FENCE.