# NTSB FTW79DRD47: Bell 206B, N7853S, Sabine, TX, July 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1979
- Place: Sabine, TX · SABINE, TX
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRD47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1690  79/7/18    SABINE,TX           BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 5121
        TIME - 1730                    N7853S              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 370 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHI HELIPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SABINE,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7853S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phi Heliport

## 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 19790718018179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790718018179A), Jul 18, 1979: Bell 206B, Sabine, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot misjudged height during practice autorotation landing from hovering during acft test flight.

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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