# Accident 19781201041609A: Bell 206B1, Port Oconner, TX, December 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1978
- Place: Port Oconner, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 28.4460° N, 96.4201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port O'Connor, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4460&lon=-96.4201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59456, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59456-1982-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,738 total, 183 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781201041609A

## Narrative

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

LOW FLT DURING RESTRICTED VIS.WX BRIEF BY OTHER PLT.IMPACTED SANDE.

## 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 FTW79FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA020), Dec 1, 1978: Bell 206B (N59456), Port Oconner, TX, destroyed, 1 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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