ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30763
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| Date: | Friday 5 February 1999 |
| Time: | 19:50 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Horizon Helicopters Inc. |
| Registration: | N907CA |
| MSN: | 4130 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5058 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250C-20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sabine Pass, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Angleton, TX (KLBX) |
| Sabine Pass, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-instrument rated helicopter pilot lost control of the helicopter on final approach after inadvertently entering a fog bank at night. The pilot became disoriented, and the helicopter impacted the water near Sabine Pass, Texas. The pilot stated that he called a coworker located in Angleton and was told the 'weather was flyable.' The pilot flew the helicopter from Sabine Pass, Texas, to Angleton, where it underwent 1.5 hours of routine maintenance work. The pilot did not get a weather briefing prior to the return flight to Sabine Pass.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent spatial disorientation. Factors were the dark night conditions, the fog, and the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing prior to the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW99LA076
FAA register: NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001205X00159&key=1
FAA register: 1. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=907CA
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Apr-2015 19:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2015 16:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 01-May-2016 18:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2017 09:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2024 10:04 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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