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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Helio H-395 · Woodland, CA · August 23, 1979

Date
August 23, 1979 · 15:20 local
Place
Woodland, CA
Airport
Hollman
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4177D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79DVG72
Reported as
Helio H395
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
522 total450 in this make and model94 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot claimed that due to wind activity, the airplane would not climb. Aborted takeoff too late.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CLAIMED THAT DUE TO WIND ACTIVITY, THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB. ABORTED TAKEOFF TOO LATE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.