# Incident 19780808049809I: Aerosp SA360C, Sabine Pass, TX, August 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1978, 13:15 local time
- Place: Sabine Pass, TX
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.7336° N, 93.8943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sabine Pass, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7336&lon=-93.8943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49533, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49533-1992-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA-360C "DAUPHIN" (registry code 8680662, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa-360c-dauphin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA360C
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780808049809I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER LOSS OF ROTOR SPEED FOUND SLIPPING CLUTCH.

## Other reports on N49533 (2)

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

- [Accident 19840922056679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840922056679A), Sep 22, 1984: Aerosp SA360C (N49533), New York, NY, Substantial damage. Loss of power due to compressor stall. Hard landing, tail boom broke off, main rotor blade struck vertical fin.
- [Incident 19780603041649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780603041649I), Jun 3, 1978: Aerosp SA360C (N49533), Abbeville, LA. Pilot made autorotation after engine flamed out. A fuel line had failed.

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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