# Accident 19810322011071A: Helio H295, Youngstown, OH, March 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1981, 11:25 local time
- Place: Youngstown, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0998° N, 80.6495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Youngstown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0998&lon=-80.6495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68883, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68883) (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: 9,200 total, 130 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEI12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322011071A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF ON RAMP, COLLIDED WITH N40881 WHICH WAS WAITING FOR TAXI CLEARANCE. PROP HIT EMPENNAGE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N40881, Piper PA28140: [Accident 19810322011072A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322011072A)

## 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 CHI81FEI12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI12), Mar 22, 1981: Helio H-295 (N68883), Youngstown, OH, minor damage

## Other reports on N68883 (2)

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

- [Incident 19960319015259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960319015259I), Mar 19, 1996: Helio H295 (N68883), Melbourne, FL. Narrative: Helio courier N68883 was parked on a ramp next to a fence. A CE182, N6211N was parked ahead and slightly to the left of N68883. On the day of the…
- [Accident 19960303003439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960303003439A), Mar 3, 1996: Helio H295 (N68883), Key West, FL, Substantial damage. Dragged both wings on runway on lift off in gusty crosswind. Pilot late on recovery from wind gust.

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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