# Accident 19781112040679A: Bell 206B1, Sabine Pass, TX, November 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1978
- Place: Sabine Pass, TX
- Airport: Transco
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- 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: N49755, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49755-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,810 total, 155 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781112040679A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW79FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA011), Nov 12, 1978: Bell 206B (N49755), Sabine Pass, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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