# N68889: Helio HT-295, registration cancelled 1997-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 1718
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1995
- Last registry action: April 10, 1995
- Mode S code: A92481
- Owner when cancelled: [High Test Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGH%20TEST%20INC)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8313° N, 96.7712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75206, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68889
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68889
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68889-1997-03-24

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 FTW96LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA035), Nov 1, 1995: Helio HT-295 (N68889), Llano, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ENCOUNTER WITH A DOWNDRAFT AND HIS INABILITY TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE THE RISING TERRAIN AND HIGH WINDS.

## 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 19951101035559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951101035559A), Nov 1, 1995: Helio HT295 (N68889), Llano, TX, Destroyed. Taking off lee side off ridge. Encountered downdraft. Unable clear rising terrain struck trees.

## Other aircraft with N68889

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68889): Bombardier BD-700-1A10, S/N 9568, built 2013

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