# Accident 19981005028219A: Aerosp AS355F1, October 5, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1998, 09:08 local time
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TXEA
- Aircraft: N5792H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5792H-2000-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale AS 355 F ECUREUIL (registry code 8680806, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-as-355-f-ecureuil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP AS355F1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981005028219A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW99FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA001), Oct 5, 1998: Aerospatiale AS-355-F1 (N5792H), Vermilion 331, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the 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…

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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