# Accident 19730822026589A: Helio H250, Grubstake, AK, August 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1973
- Place: Grubstake, AK
- Airport: Grubstake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N6318V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6318V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-250 (registry code 4300302, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,223 total, 65 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730822026589A

## Narrative

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

900-1000FT STRIP,ABT 650FT USABLE.RAN OFF END OF RWY INTO SWAMPY OVERRUN,WATER 1-3FT DEEP.

## 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 ANC74AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA028), Aug 22, 1973: Helio Acft H-250 (N6318V), Grubstake, AK, 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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