# N42DC: Helio H-295, registration cancelled 2001-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Helio H-295](https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (registry code 4300802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1454
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 2, 1990
- Last registry action: November 16, 1999
- Mode S code: A4F994
- Owner when cancelled: [Wright Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRIGHT%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 64.0097° N, 144.6830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99706, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42DC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42DC-2001-08-15

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Helio H-295: https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC01LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA039), Mar 3, 2001: Helio H-295 (N42DC), Clear, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The shifting of engine connecting rod bearings, and the fracture of an engine connecting rod.
- [NTSB ANC94LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA046), Apr 8, 1994: Helio 295 (N42DC), Manley Hot Sprg, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY A BLOCKED FUEL VENT LINE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPER AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT.
- [NTSB ANC93LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA154), Aug 15, 1993: Helio H-295 (N42DC), Mt. Deborah, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG DUE TO THE IMPROPER MAJOR REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE GEAR LEG BY SOME UNKNOWN MAINTENANCE PERSON(S).

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20010303002509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010303002509A), Mar 3, 2001: Helio H295 (N42DC), No damage. (-23) During cruise flight the pilot reported that the engine started to run rough and shake excessively, at which time the pilot said that the throttle was…
- [Accident 19940408010559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940408010559A), Apr 8, 1994: Helio H295 (N42DC), Manley Hot Spri, AK, Substantial damage. Lost power. Landed on frozen lake. Fuel vent bent. Allowed snow to pack. Reduced fuel flow. Bent by snow removal.
- [Accident 19930815032749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930815032749A), Aug 15, 1993: Helio H295 (N42DC), Mt Deborah, AK, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear collapsed on landing at remote strip. Upper weld failed. Prior repair improperly heated.

## Other aircraft with N42DC

- [Cancelled 2022-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42DC-2022-07-30): Rockwell International NA-265-65, S/N 465-25, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [First State Trucking Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20STATE%20TRUCKING%20INC), [Selbyville, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Selbyville)

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