19981005028219A

Accident · Damage unknown

FAA accident report · Aerosp AS355F1 · October 5, 1998

Date: October 5, 1998 · 09:08 local
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: TXEA
Damage: Damage unknown
Aircraft: N5792H
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW99FA001
Reported as: Aerosp AS355F1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N5792HRegistration cancelled Mar 31, 2000 · Aerospatiale AS 355 F ECUREUILS/N 5132 Airframe modelAerospatiale AS 355 F ECUREUIL

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What happened

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

Air taxi collided in mid air with N403PH, a petroleum helicopter air taxi, N5792H is assumed to have been destroyed and the pilot suffered fatal inj. (-23) while level at a cruise altitude of 1,000 feet MSL, the pilot experienced a midair collision with a bell BHT-407 helicopter, N403PH.

As the FAA filed it

AIR TAXI COLLIDED IN MID AIR WITH N403PH, A PETROLEUM HELICOPTER AIR TAXI, N5792H IS ASSUMED TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJ. (-23) WHILE LEVEL AT A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 1,000 FEET MSL, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A MIDAIR COLLISION WITH A BELL BHT-407 HELICOPTER, N403PH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW99FA001Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportVermilion 331the failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other's aircraft during cruise flight. Factors were the failure of both pilots to use a known safety advisory recommendation and the failure of both operators to implement the recommendation as a company…Oct 5, 1998 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed