5 fatal · BELL 206L-4 · 2008-12-11 · Sabine Pass, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN09FA086
Event ID
20081211X45825
Type
Accident
Date
2008-12-11
Location
Sabine Pass, TX, USA
Coordinates
29.655, -93.948333
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
5
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
5
Aircraft
Make
BELL
Model
206L-4
Registration
N180AL
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the water. Contributing to the accident was the inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions.