# Accident 19801003049819A: Helio H250, Baker, MT, October 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1980, 11:25 local time
- Place: Baker, MT
- Airport: Baker
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3466° N, 104.2581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BAKER MUNI (BHK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3466&lon=-104.2581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1XV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 479 total, 120 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA01-201180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801003049819A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON TAKEOFF. FOUND TAIL WHEEL LOCK INOP. OVERCONTROLLED BRAKE TO COMPENSATE.

## 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 DEN81FTA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA01-201180), Oct 3, 1980: Helio Acft H-250 (N1XV), Baker, MT, 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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