# Accident 19780502007219A: Helio HST550A, Dallas, TX, May 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1978
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dallas Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 32.8459° N, 96.8509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS LOVE FLD (DAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8459&lon=-96.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9550A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO HST550A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 131 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780502007219A

## 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 FTW78FPA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA22), May 2, 1978: Helio 550A (N9550A), Dallas, TX, 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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