# Incident 19940508023509I: Aerosp AS355F, Patterson, LA, May 8, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1994, 17:35 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.6909° N, 91.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6909&lon=-91.3095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57936, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57936-2003-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 355F1 (registry code 8680810, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355f1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,221 total, 4,126 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508023509I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE COWLING DEPARTED HELICOPTER ON APPROACH. DAMAGE TO ROTORS. COWLING AND SUPPORT BAR CRACKED.

## Other reports on N57936 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940715034609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940715034609I), Jul 15, 1994: Aerosp AS355F1 (N57936), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated that, while in cruise flight over the Gulf Of Mexico, he felt a slight yaw in the aircraft and heard a thump. The pilot diverted…

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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