# Accident 19790426013669A: Aerosp SA365C, Sabine Pass, TX, April 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sabine Pass, TX
- Airport: Jefferson Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- 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: N90049, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90049-1983-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale SA-365C "DAUPHIN" (registry code 8680667, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-sa-365c-dauphin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA365C
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,304 total, 58 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790426013669A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW79FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA070), Apr 26, 1979: Aerospatile SA365C (N90049), Sabine Pass, TX, substantial damage

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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