# Incident 19810616042779I: Bell 206B, Sabine Pass, TX, June 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1981, 06:30 local time
- Place: Sabine Pass, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N16640, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16640-1988-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,451 total, 4,482 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810616042779I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED LIFTOFF WHILE STILL TIED DOWN, POOR PRE-FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N16640 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850131012059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850131012059I), Jan 31, 1985: Bell 206B (N16640), Cameron, LA. Engine spooled back to 38 percent N1 at cruise. Safe landing. Bleed air sensor line on compressor cracked.
- [Incident 19850110004879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850110004879I), Jan 10, 1985: Bell 206B (N16640), Grand Chennier, LA, Minor damage. Experienced power loss. Landed on beach. Crack found in fuel line PN6875631.
- [Incident 19790812030609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812030609I), Aug 12, 1979: Bell 206B (N16640), Intracoastal Ci, LA. Loud explosion in flight. Needles split, engine out light came on. Failed number 6353337 compressor case halves.

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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