# Incident 19890718050819I: Aerosp AS355F1, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, July 18, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1989, 08:05 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N5791M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5791M-1997-09-12) (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: 9,214 total, 1,231 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890718050819I

## Narrative

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

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

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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