# Accident 19800628023769A: Helio H391B, Northway, AK, June 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1980, 20:30 local time
- Place: Northway, AK
- Airport: Northway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9612° N, 141.9281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTHWAY (ORT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9612&lon=-141.9281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-391B (registry code 4300106, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-391b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435 (registry code 41520, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H391B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 555 total, 3 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80FAA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FAA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800628023769A

## Narrative

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

UNSKILLED IN TYPE. TRIED TO TURN AROUND ON LANDING ROLL-OUT. LOST CONTROL. GROUND-LOOPED.

## 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 ANC80FAA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FAA15), Jun 28, 1980: Helio Acft H-250 (N173K), Northway, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N173K (1)

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

- [Accident 19931007039779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931007039779A), Oct 7, 1993: Helio H391B (N173K), Beaver Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Crashed in a Creek trying for a sandbar. Too slow slats extended. Shortened glide.

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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