# Accident 19900123001969A: Aerosp AS355F1, Gulf Of Mexicol, LA, January 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1990, 16:35 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexicol, LA
- Airport: High Island A06
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N5791N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5791N-1990-10-30) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,103 total, 175 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900123001969A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER BECAME MISSING 20 MILES OFFSHORE. PIECES OF WRECKAGE FOUND. IMC IN AREA. VFR EQUIPPED ONLY.

## 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 FTW90LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA060), Jan 23, 1990: Aerospatiale AS355F-1 (N5791N), High Island Ao6, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED DUE TO THE LACK OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.

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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