# Accident 19760410005649A: Helio HST550A, Gilbertsville, PA, April 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1976
- Place: Gilbertsville, PA
- Airport: New Hanover
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.3230° N, 75.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilbertsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3230&lon=-75.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9550A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO HST550A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,735 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760410005649A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS DSCNDG AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE BFR FLAME OUT.

## 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 NYC76FHA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA24), Apr 10, 1976: Helio Acft HST550 (N9550A), Gilbertsville, PA, 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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