# Accident 19730310005349A: Helio H250, Lynchburg, VA, March 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1973
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Falwell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.3779° N, 79.1222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALWELL (W24), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3779&lon=-79.1222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331X-1973-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-250 (registry code 4300302, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 528 total, 76 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73DID18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DID18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730310005349A

## Narrative

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

AIM NOTED-LAND ONLY FROM EAST TO WEST.WIND 60DEG 12K,R QUARTERING TAILWIND.

## 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 IAD73DID18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DID18), Mar 10, 1973: Helio Acft H-250 (N331X), Lynchburg, VA, 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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