20081211852549A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206-L4 · Sabine Pass, TX · December 11, 2008

Date: December 11, 2008 · 07:30 local
Place: Sabine Pass, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: YTRA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N180AL
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09FA086
Reported as: Bell 206L4
Reported engine: Allison 250C30P
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 5
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,450 total103 in this make and model77 in the last 90 days

N180ALRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2013 · Bell 206-L4S/N 52104 · Built 1994 Airframe modelBell 206-L4 Engine modelAllison 250-C30 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft departed Sabine Pass island operational heliport with 1 pilot and 4 passengers, en route to rig area, west cameron-157, and crashed at or about 111330Z, approxamately 8 miles se of Sabine Pass from unknown causes. Weather records from beaumont municiple airport (kbpt) show: 111153Z auto 30010KT 10SM BKN040 BKN090 01/M01 A3000 rmk AO2 UPB12E17SNE12SLP159 P0001 60017 70028 T00111006 10011 20000 55007 FZRANO44. METAR kbpt 111253Z 30009KT 10SM OVC044 01/M01 A3001 rmk AO2 SLP163 T00111006 SPEC1 kbpt 111336Z 30012KT 10SM BKN012 BKN046 OVC120 01/M01 A3003 rmk AO2

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SABINE PASS ISLAND OPERATIONAL HELIPORT WITH 1 PILOT AND 4 PASSENGERS, EN ROUTE TO RIG AREA, WEST CAMERON-157, AND CRASHED AT OR ABOUT 111330Z, APPROXAMATELY 8 MILES SE OF SABINE PASS FROM UNKNOWN CAUSES. WEATHER RECORDS FROM BEAUMONT MUNICIPLE AIRPORT (KBPT) SHOW: 111153Z AUTO 30010KT 10SM BKN040 BKN090 01/M01 A3000 RMK AO2 UPB12E17SNE12SLP159 P0001 60017 70028 T00111006 10011 20000 55007 FZRANO44. METAR KBPT 111253Z 30009KT 10SM OVC044 01/M01 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T00111006 SPEC1 KBPT 111336Z 30012KT 10SM BKN012 BKN046 OVC120 01/M01 A3003 RMK AO2

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09FA086Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportSabine Pass, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the water. Contributing to the accident was the inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions.Dec 11, 2008 · Destroyed

Other reports on N180AL · 1

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

Incident 20021031037269ITo Vertical (Helicopter Only) · New Orleans, LA(-23) The pilot in command reported that immediately after lift-off from the helipad the helicopter rolled to the left. He applied full right cyclic and rapidly lowered the collective to land as soon as possible. These actions resulted in a level, hard…Oct 31, 2002 · Minor damage