Helio COURIER H-295 N6475V

Summary

On 22 March 1985 at about 19:00 local time, a Helio COURIER H-295 registered N6475V was involved in an accident near Winslow, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 March 1985 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Winslow, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

35.8000, -94.1295

Aircraft

Helio COURIER H-295

Registration

N6475V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Springdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC85FPG03

2 people were seriously injured.

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

THE LEFT WING OF THE ACFT CONTACTED A TREE DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A 1200 FT LONG GRASS FLD. THE ACFT THEN ROTATED 180 DEGS AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PLT HAD LANDED THE ACFT IN THE FLD ON 3/21/85 WHEN DETERIORATING WX WAS ENCOUNTERED IN-FLIGHT. THE TAKEOFF WAS BEING MADE DOWNHILL WITH 40 FT TALL TREES AT THE END OF THE FLD. THE ACFT LIFTED OFF APRX 800 FT DOWN THE FLD. TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED WITH A PASSENGER AND 90 TO 100 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD (APRX 100 LBS BELOW MAX GROSS WT).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.