Helio H-250 N5444E
13 December 1966 · New Cuyama Calif, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 December 1966 at about 12:30 local time, a Helio H-250 registered N5444E, operated by Santa Barbara, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New Cuyama Calif, California, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Cuyama Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Cuyama Airstr
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Helio H-250
- Registration
- N5444E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Santa Barbara
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4239
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FAILED TO LOCK TAILWHEEL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Helio H-250 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1966 | Helio H-250 | Hot Springs S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1966 | Helio H-250 | Lushing Mich, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1966 | Helio H-250 | Northville Ny, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1965 | Helio H-250 | Pittsburg Kans, Kansas, United States | Stolairco Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1968 | Helio H-250 | Leawood, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1968 | Helio H-250 | Beverly, Massachusetts, United States | Whdh Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |