# Accident 19890903033631A: Aerosp AS355F1, Houma, LA, September 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1989, 18:46 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Airport: Houma-Terrebonne Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.5692° N, 90.6991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5692&lon=-90.6991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5796P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5796P-1990-07-16) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 7,452 total, 45 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890903033631A

## Narrative

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

CLIMBED AND COLLIDED WITH N24516 THAT WAS AT CRUISE FLIGHT AND HAD MADE A AVOIDENCE MANUEVER. BOTH FELL TO GROUND.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N24516, Cessna 152: [Accident 19890903033632A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890903033632A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW89FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA159), Sep 3, 1989: Aerospatiale AS-355F-1 (N5796P), Houma, LA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE-AND-AVOID EACH OTHER'S AIRCRAFT (INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT). A PROBABLE FACTOR WAS: FAILURE OF EITHER PILOT TO ISSUE A TRAFFIC ADVISORY.

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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