# NTSB FTW80IA098: Bell 212, N90220, Sabine Pass, TX, July 31, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1980
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 13 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80IA098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80IA098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0013  80/7/31    SABINE PASS,TX      BELL 212            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0810                    N90220              PX-  0  0 11  AIR TAXI-PASSG            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SABINE PASS,TX              OFFSHORE PLATFORM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR HEAD ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- DRAG BRACE ASSY,PN 204-011-140-5,FAILED FM FATIGUE IN CORRODED AREA.LATERAL VIB.INFLATABLE FLOATS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90220](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90220-2000-02-23), registration cancelled 2000-02-23, S/N 30696 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- Registry model: [Bell 212](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (registry code 1181420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Minor 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).

- [Incident 19800731034459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800731034459I), Jul 31, 1980: Bell 212, Sabine Pass, TX, Minor damage. Due to a developing vibration, the pop out floats were inflated. Made landing in the water.

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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