# Accident 19730122001689A: Helio H295, Durbin, WV, January 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1973
- Place: Durbin, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.5474° N, 79.8280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durbin, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5474&lon=-79.8280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6479V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6479V-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-295 (registry code 4300802, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H295
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FIJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730122001689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

REPEATED ATTMPTS BY ATC TO VECT ACFT TO AN ARPT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.FLT CONT FOR 5HR 45MINS-FUEL EX.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC73FIJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIJ16), Jan 22, 1973: Helio Acft H-295 (N6479V), Durbin, WV, substantial damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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