# N5461E: 1965 Helio H-250, registration cancelled 2013-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Helio H-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-250) (registry code 4300302)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A8), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2518
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 28, 1965
- Last registry action: June 23, 1997
- Mode S code: A6F0B6
- Location: [Pleasant Grove, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pleasant%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8276° N, 121.4952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95668, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5461E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5461E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5461E-2013-01-30

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-250: https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-250.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 LAX95FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA161), Apr 12, 1995: Helio H-250 (N5461E), Round Mountain, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's poor preflight planning/preparation and in-flight decision by continuing VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. The pilot's delay in returning to the departure airport, the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19950412007939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950412007939A), Apr 12, 1995: Helio H250 (N5461E), Redding, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into trees on cloud obscured mountain. Rain sleet and snow in area. No weather brief.
- [Incident 19800724081069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724081069I), Jul 24, 1980: Helio H250 (N5461E), Durango, CO, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after landing.

## Other aircraft with N5461E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5461E): Andrew Philip Richardson DBA A55S, S/N 205, built 2016

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