# Incident 19790211006909I: Helio H295, Santa Rosa Isla, CA, February 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1979, 17:15 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa Isla, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9500° N, 120.1010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa Island, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9500&lon=-120.1010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6302V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6302V-2015-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-295 (registry code 4300802, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480-G1D6 (registry code 42182, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-g1d6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H295
- Reported engine: LYC GO480G1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 224 total, 43 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/19790211006909I

## Narrative

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

SUDDEN POWER LOSS AND ROUGH ENGINE AT CRUISE. VALVE GUIDE HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N6302V (1)

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

- [Incident 19970512009959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970512009959I), May 12, 1997: Helio H295 (N6302V), Glasgow, MT, Minor damage. Narrative: rod end of the steering damper broke, affecting steering and rudder input. The pilot felt something wrong and aborted takeoff. While rolling out the…

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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