# Incident 19900416023639I: Aerosp AS355F, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, April 16, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1990, 08:50 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N5773X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5773X-2002-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 355 F ECUREUIL (registry code 8680806, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355-f-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,489 total, 295 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900416023639I

## Narrative

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

AIRFRAME VIBRATION. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON PLATFORM. TIEDOWN STRAP TRAILED FROM CARGO AREA WHEN DOOR LATCH FAILED

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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