# Accident 19790718018179A: Bell 206B, Sabine, TX, July 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Sabine, TX
- Airport: Phi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7199° N, 93.8716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sabine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7199&lon=-93.8716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7853S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,121 total, 370 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790718018179A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISJUDGED HEIGHT DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION LANDING FROM HOVERING DURING ACFT TEST FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW79DRD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD47), Jul 18, 1979: Bell 206B (N7853S), Sabine, 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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