# Accident 19741228044159A: Helio H295, Carefree, AZ, December 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1974
- Place: Carefree, AZ
- Airport: Ranch Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.8232° N, 111.9133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carefree, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8232&lon=-111.9133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6491V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6491V-2013-07-02) (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: 7,000 total, 155 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FUJ51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUJ51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741228044159A

## Narrative

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

L BRAKE LINING INSTALLED BACKWARDS.CAUSED X-WIND GR TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.HIT DENSE THICKET.

## 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 LAX75FUJ51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUJ51), Dec 28, 1974: Helio Acft H-295 (N6491V), Carefree, AZ, 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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