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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aerosp AS 355F1 · Gulf Of Mexico, LA · May 18, 1990

Date
May 18, 1990 · 07:40 local
Place
Gulf Of Mexico, LA
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5802T
Reported as
Aerosp AS355F1
Reported engine
Allison 250C20F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,742 total90 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Oil pressure fluctuating. Forced landing on water. Vent oil line had come lose.

As the FAA filed it

OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING. FORCED LANDING ON WATER. VENT OIL LINE HAD COME LOSE.