# NTSB FTW79FA011: Bell 206B, N49755, Sabine Pass, TX, November 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 12, 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: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3684  78/11/12   SABINE PASS,TX      BELL 206B           CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1810
        TIME - 0753                    N49755              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRANSCO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SABINE PASS,TX              GULF OF MEX,WC 576
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       68
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          110                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49755](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49755-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 2021, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Transco

## 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 19781112040679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781112040679A), Nov 12, 1978: Bell 206B1, Sabine Pass, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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