# Incident 19801001072159I: Helio H295, Rochester, NY, October 1, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: CFFRF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H295
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 50 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/19801001072159I

## Narrative

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

ZA ZG PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO ENGINE VIBRATION. SEVERLY LEAD FOULED SPARK PLUGS AND LEAKY CARBURETOR DIAPHRAM.

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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