# Accident 19810522031239A: Helio H391B, Bellingham, WA, May 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7927° N, 122.5375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELLINGHAM INTL (BLI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7927&lon=-122.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N316HW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N316HW-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-391B (registry code 4300106, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-391b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H391B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 469 total, 19 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810522031239A

## Narrative

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

HAD CROSSWIND GEAR IN IMPROPER POSITION FOR CROSSWIND LANDING. FAILED TO CHECK. SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N316HW (1)

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

- [Accident 19900913039569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900913039569A), Sep 13, 1990: Helio H391B (N316HW), Circle, AK, Substantial damage. Failed to accelerate after liftoff from gravel bar. Settled in alders at end of bar.

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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