Aerospatiale AS 355 F incident near High Island 582, June 12, 1983
On June 12, 1983 at about 10:40 pm local time, a Aerospatiale AS 355 F (helicopter), registered N5796A, was involved in an incident near High Island 582. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 12, 1983 · about 10:40 pm local time
- Place
- High Island 582
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale AS 355 F · all AS 355 Fs on the register
- Registration
- N5796A · no longer on the register · serial 515G
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACFT DEVELOPED A SEVERE VERTICAL VIBRATION AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FATIGUE CRACKS WERE FOUND WHICH ORIGINATED IN A CORROSION PIT LOCATED IN AN AREA OF CHIPPED PAINT WHICH HAD BEEN COVERED WITH A COAT OF PRIMER CONTRARY TO AEROSPATIALE SERVICE BULLETINS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane; instrument: helicopter; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 6,133 hours in all; 381 in this make and model; 178 in the last 90 days; 5,915 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 835 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme; 71 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,070 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Allison 250-C20F (turboshaft); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: High Island 264 GM at 10:14 pm
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N5796A the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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