19790426013669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA365C · Sabine Pass, TX · April 26, 1979

Date
April 26, 1979 · 16:00 local
Place
Sabine Pass, TX
Airport
Jefferson Co
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90049
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FA070
Reported as
Aerosp SA365C
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,304 total58 in this make and model88 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter crashed during emergency landing. Gear box support ring failed, causing vibration and loss of control.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. GEAR BOX SUPPORT RING FAILED, CAUSING VIBRATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.