# Incident 19980429043179I: Bell 412, Sabine, TX, April 29, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1998, 13:14 local time
- Place: Sabine, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- 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: N23023, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23023-1999-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 412 (registry code 1182202, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 412
- Reported engine: PWA PT6T3B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,191 total, 4,636 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980429043179I

## Narrative

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

(-5)THE AIRCRAFT OIL LOSS WAS DUE TO AN INTERNAL SEAL FAILURE.

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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