# NTSB FTW82DA013: Bell 206L-1, N1076S, Sabine, TX, October 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1981
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3563  81/10/19 NR.SABINE,TX          BELL 206L-1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2467
        TIME - 1723                    N1076S              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1106 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGH ISLAND 14
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SABINE,TX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: SUPPORT,GUIDE VANE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- 2ND STAGE TURB NOZZLE,PN 23001942,IMPROPERLY BRAZED DRG OVERHAUL.M/R HIT TAIL BOOM,WTR LNDG,FLOATS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1076S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1076S-2014-09-08), registration cancelled 2014-09-08, S/N 45372, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-1
- Registry model: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: High Island 14

## Other investigations on N1076S (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW83LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA132), Mar 1, 1983: Bell 206L-1 (N1076S), Shipshoal 295, substantial damage

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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