# Incident 19960901044889I: Bell 206B, Sabine Pass, TX, September 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Sabine Pass, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- 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: N39122, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39122-2000-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,186 total, 216 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960901044889I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED A LARGE LOSS OF FUEL AS INDICATED. THE PILOT LANDED AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND NOTICED FUEL FLOWING FROM THE DRAIN VENT AREA. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE FUEL FILTER DRAIN VALVE WAS IN THE "OPEN" POSITION. NO DEFECTS FOUND. ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE PILOT FAILED TO CLOSE THE VALVE DURING PREFLIGHT PROCEDURE.

## Other reports on N39122 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990620021979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990620021979A), Jun 20, 1999: Bell 206B (N39122), Telluride, CO, Substantial damage. (.19) On June 20, 1999, at 1312 mountain daylight time, a Bell BH-206B helicopter, N39122, landed hard approximately 200 yards short of the helipad at…

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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