# N68871: Helio HT-295, registration cancelled 2014-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Helio HT-295](https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-ht-295) (registry code 4300803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1704
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 8, 1995
- Last registry action: January 19, 2010
- Mode S code: A92456
- Owners when cancelled: [J W Duff DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20W%20DUFF%20DBA), [J W Duff Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20W%20DUFF%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)
- Location: [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7614° N, 104.9167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80207, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68871
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68871
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68871-2014-12-18

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 HT-295: https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-ht-295.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 LAX88LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA123), Mar 10, 1988: Helio HT-295 (N68871), Oracle, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19880310005019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880310005019A), Mar 10, 1988: Helio HT295 (N68871), Oracle, AZ, Destroyed. Engine failed upon power application to climb from a low level cattle survey. Crash landed and aircraft burned.

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