# Incident 19780303015619I: Helio HST550, Factoryville, PA, March 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1978, 15:15 local time
- Place: Factoryville, PA
- Airport: Seamans
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5894° N, 75.7561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEAMANS FLD (9N3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5894&lon=-75.7561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550AA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO HST550
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,405 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780303015619I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING. DRIFTED SNOW ON THE RUNWAY.

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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