# NTSB FTW78FA083: Aerospatle AS350C, N9001B, Sabine Pass, TX, September 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1978
- Place: Sabine Pass, TX · SABINE PASS, TX
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FA083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA083

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3203  78/9/19    SABINE PASS,TX      AEROSPATLE AS350C   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N9001B              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 32, 7807 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            40 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SABINE PASS,TX              180FT MOTOR VESSEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
        REMARKS- HELIPAD LOCATED ON STERN OF BOAT WHICH WAS MOVING UP & DOWN APRX 6 TO 8FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9001B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATLE AS350C
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780919038159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780919038159A), Sep 19, 1978: Snias AS350C, Sabine Pass, TX, Substantial damage. Helipad located on stern of boat which was moving up & down aprx 8FT.

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.

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