ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138262
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| Date: | Saturday 27 August 2011 |
| Time: | 20:41 UTC |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Rotorcraft Leasing Corp. LLC |
| Registration: | N83AL |
| MSN: | 2728 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 10 mi from Sabine Pass, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot of a Bell 206B JetRanger III activated the emergency floating system and made an emergency landing in the water, 10 miles from Sabine pass, Gulf of Mexico, TX.
He and two passengers transferred to a life raft and were pickup up by the USCG.
Sources:
http://www.d8.uscgnews.com/go/doc/425/1179587/
http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=1386285 (with video)
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/media/J_0829_N.txt
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2011 00:17 | Anon. | Added |
| 30-Aug-2011 01:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2018 16:11 | DSL | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2018 16:13 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 30-Dec-2020 18:29 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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