# Incident 19890722045999I: Aerosp AS355F1, Patterson, LA, July 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1989, 10:10 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.6909° N, 91.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6909&lon=-91.3095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5796X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,519 total, 511 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890722045999I

## Narrative

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

MOMENTARY TAIL ROTOR VIBRATION. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. TAIL ROTOR SHAFT FAIRING HAD COME LOOSE HITTING BLADES.

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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