Aerospatile SA365C N90049
26 April 1979 · Sabine Pass, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 April 1979 at about 16:00 local time, a Aerospatile SA365C registered N90049, operated by Offshore Helic, was involved in an accident during in flight near Sabine Pass, Texas, United States. 9 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sabine Pass, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatile SA365C
- Registration
- N90049
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Offshore Helic
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Sabine Pass, Tx → Gulf of Mexico
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2620
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FENESTRON GEARBOX SUPPORT RING FAILED.EMERG PROCFOR LOSS OF YAW CNTL ON SKID EQPD ACFT NOT PRVDD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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