# Accident 19820714029009A: Bell 206B3, Sabine, TX, July 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1982, 07:15 local time
- Place: Sabine, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.7302° N, 93.8901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7302&lon=-93.8901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116AL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,578 total, 5,045 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820714029009A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE EN ROUTE. AUTOROTATED INTO A SWAMP. IMPACT CUT OFF TAIL BOOM. ENGINE FUEL PUMP DRIVE SHAFT FAILED.

## 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 FTW82DA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA281), Jul 14, 1982: Bell 206B (N116AL), 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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