# Accident 19801120074229A: Helio H295, Mount Sterling, KY, November 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1980, 14:35 local time
- Place: Mount Sterling, KY
- Airport: Mt Sterling Mont
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0655° N, 83.9488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Sterling, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0655&lon=-83.9488&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5384G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5384G-2010-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-295 (registry code 4300802, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H295
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,166 total, 31 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FLQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLQ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801120074229A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED IN HILLY, WOODED AREA. FOUND CONTAMINATED FUEL. INADEQUATE SUMP DRAINS.

## 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 ATL81FLQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLQ05), Nov 20, 1980: Helio Acft HT-295 (N5384G), Mt Sterling, KY, destroyed

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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