Helio H-295 N6470V

Summary

On 19 April 1996 at about 16:17 local time, a Helio H-295 registered N6470V was involved in an accident near Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 April 1996 at 16:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Grand Canyon Natl Park (GCN)

Coordinates

36.0297, -112.0191

Aircraft

Helio H-295

Registration

N6470V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Moab

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX96LA174

Nobody was injured.

the partial failure of the landing gear brake system resulting from loss of the clips retaining the right-hand brake disk. The resulting loss of braking authority impaired the pilot's ability to maintain directional control in a left quartering tailwind and during the developing ground loop.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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During takeoff with a 7 knot left quartering tailwind, the pilot raised the tail wheel off the runway at approximately 40 miles per hour and the aircraft immediately entered a left ground loop that full right rudder and brake was unable to stop. The aircraft ground looped through 270 degrees and came to rest about 100 feet off the left side of the runway and 1,000 feet from the departure threshold. The pilot reported that brake disk retaining clips were recovered from the runway and that the right-hand brake disk retaining ring was broken permitting the disk to come out of the wheel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.