# NTSB Accident CEN09FA086
> **BELL 206L-4** · 2008-12-11 · Sabine Pass, TX, USA · FATL
## 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.

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