# Accident 19771028035009A: Helio H391, Bedford, PA, October 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1977
- Place: Bedford, PA
- Airport: Bedford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 40.0861° N, 78.5135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEDFORD COUNTY (HMZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0861&lon=-78.5135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4169D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4169D-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-391B (registry code 4300106, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-391b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H391
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 811 total, 5 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771028035009A

## Narrative

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

AC CONTACTED RUNWAY DURING GND LOOP.

## 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 NYC78FGM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM07), Oct 28, 1977: Helio Acft 391 (N4169D), Bedford, 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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