Helio H-395 N44344
21 August 2025 · Pilot Point, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 August 2025 at about 01:00 local time, a Helio H-395 registered N44344 was involved in an accident near Pilot Point, Alaska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pilot Point, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Unimproved Strip (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 57.7531, -156.1661
- Aircraft
- Helio H-395
- Registration
- N44344
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1963
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- King Salmon → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC25LA095
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate takeoff performance planning, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, while attempting to takeoff from a remote airstrip in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, he miscalculated the airplane’s performance abilities, and the airplane overran the available takeoff area. The airplane struck terrain, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Helio H-395 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2015 | Helio H 395 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Renfro's Alaskan Adventures | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1999 | Helio H-395 | Igiugig, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1983 | Helio H-395 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1982 | Helio H-395 | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Jonathan H. Reiners | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1982 | Helio H-395 | Near St. Marks, Florida, United States | Earle A. Cleare | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1982 | Helio H-395 | Gulkana, Alaska, United States | Jack Freeman JR. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2025 | Piper PA-18-150 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Blue River Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2025 | Piper PA-18-150 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2025 | Piper PA-18-150 | Willow, Alaska, United States | State of Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Piper PA-18-135 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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