# Incident 19800731034459I: Bell 212, Sabine Pass, TX, July 31, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1980, 08:05 local time
- Place: Sabine Pass, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N90220, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90220-2000-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 212 (registry code 1181420, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,061 total, 1,801 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80IA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80IA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800731034459I

## Narrative

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

DUE TO A DEVELOPING VIBRATION, THE POP OUT FLOATS WERE INFLATED. MADE LANDING IN THE WATER.

## 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 FTW80IA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80IA098), Jul 31, 1980: Bell 212 (N90220), Sabine Pass, TX, incident, minor 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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