# Accident 19790823023569A: Helio H395, Woodland, CA, August 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1979, 15:20 local time
- Place: Woodland, CA
- Airport: Hollman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6715° N, 121.7505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6715&lon=-121.7505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4177D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4177D-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-395 (registry code 4300202, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-395) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H395
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 522 total, 450 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DVG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVG72) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790823023569A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX79DVG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVG72), Aug 23, 1979: Helio Acft H-395 (N4177D), Woodland, CA, 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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