MINR · Bell 206-B3 · 1999-02-06 · SABINE PASS, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW99LA076
Event ID
20001205X00159
Type
Accident
Date
1999-02-06
Location
SABINE PASS, TX, USA
Coordinates
29.730899, -93.890213
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Bell
Model
206-B3
Registration
N907CA
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
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.