# Accident 19750217004749A: Helio H295, Lafayette, LA, February 17, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1975
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.2053° N, 91.9876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2053&lon=-91.9876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68879, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68879-1979-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-295 (registry code 4300802, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H295
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 20 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FRD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750217004749A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW75FRD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD28), Feb 17, 1975: Helio Acft H-295 (N68879), Lafayette, LA, 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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