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Bell 206B N7853S

18 July 1979 · Sabine, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 July 1979 at about 17:30 local time, a Bell 206B registered N7853S, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sabine, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Sabine, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Phi Heliport
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 206B
Registration
N7853S
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Petroleum Heli
Operating rule
Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight
Test
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1690

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

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