# Accident 19791230034109A: Helio H250, Anchorage, AK, December 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Flying Crown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1060° N, 149.8638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING CROWN (AK12), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1060&lon=-149.8638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5460E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5460E-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-250 (registry code 4300302, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 722 total, 722 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791230034109A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON SNOW-COVERED RUNWAY. ABORTED DUE TO SLOW ACCELERATION. RAN OFF END RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC80DAG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG22), Dec 30, 1979: Helio Acft H-250 (N5460E), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5460E (2)

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

- [Accident 19950518049029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950518049029A), May 18, 1995: Helio H250 (N5460E), Brockport, NY, Substantial damage. (-16) Investigation continuing.
- [Accident 19850706029829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706029829A), Jul 6, 1985: Helio H250 (N5460E), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Downwind takeoff made. Stalled after flap retraction and crashed in woods. Heavy cargo load.

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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