# Accident 19751012033299A: Helio H395, Martinsburg, WV, October 12, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1975
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.4578° N, 77.9782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinsburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4578&lon=-77.9782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4160D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4160D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-395 (registry code 4300202, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-395) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H395
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 1,340 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FIG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751012033299A

## Narrative

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

ENCTRD WIND GUST DRG TKOF FM CHURCH PARKING LOT.WIND GUSTING 15K.

## 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 IAD76FIG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIG05), Oct 12, 1975: Helio Acft H395 (N4160D), Martinsburg, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4160D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830212005739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830212005739A), Feb 12, 1983: Helio H395 (N4160D), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing. Ran off the runway into military arresting gear friction unit.

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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