# Accident 19810203007059A: Helio HT295, Possum Kingdom, TX, February 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Possum Kingdom, TX
- Airport: Possum Kingdom
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9233° N, 98.4369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POSSUM KINGDOM (F35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9233&lon=-98.4369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5399G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5399G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio HT-295 (registry code 4300803, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-ht-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO HT295
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,541 total, 41 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810203007059A

## Narrative

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

WEAK BRAKES WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF.RAN OFF RUNWAY OVER AN EMBANKMENT. BRAKE FLUID LOW.

## 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 FTW81FPD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD13), Feb 3, 1981: Helio HT-295 (N5399G), Grayford, TX, 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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