# Incident 19890728047179I: Aerosp AS355F1, Houma, LA, July 28, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1989, 07:38 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,574 total, 272 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890728047179I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE FAILURE INFLIGHT. SUCCESSFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. FUEL CONTROL SPUR GEAR SHAFT ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED.

## 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 19890521038989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521038989I), May 21, 1989: Aerosp AS355F1 (N5793Y), Abbeville, LA, Minor damage. Loud bang in cruise. Precautionary landing. Lower part of right transmission cowling missing. Damaged rotorblades.

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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