# Incident 19900518030059I: Aerosp AS355F1, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, May 18, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1990, 07:40 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Aircraft: N5802T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5802T-1991-09-26) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,742 total, 90 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900518030059I

## Narrative

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

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

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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