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Bell 206L-4 crash near Sabine Pass, TX, United States

fatal2008-12-115 fatalities
Summary

A Bell 206L-4 LongRanger helicopter crashed near Sabine Pass, Texas, killing all 5 on board. The helicopter was conducting offshore oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico region.

Incident details
Date
2008-12-11
Location
Sabine Pass, TX, United States
Aircraft
Bell 206L-4
Registration
N180AL
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
5
Injuries
0
Occupants
5
Probable cause
Weather
Weather
IMC
Source
NTSB ↗
29.7329, -93.8956
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities5
Injuries0
SourceNTSB
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