# Accident 19740221003639A: Helio H295, Trion, GA, February 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1974
- Place: Trion, GA
- Airport: Riegel Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 34.5484° N, 85.3108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trion, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5484&lon=-85.3108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N275ZD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H295
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740221003639A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENCOUNTERED SUDDEN GUST EST 30K NEAR GND.FUSELAGE CREASED AND WRINKLED.

## 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 MIA74DKG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG52), Feb 21, 1974: Helio Acft H-295 (N275ZD), Trion, GA, 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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