19810629039919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Helio H-295 · Alamosa, CO · June 29, 1981

Date
June 29, 1981 · 15:40 local
Place
Alamosa, CO
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6480V
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81DTE49
Reported as
Helio H295
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,150 total1,000 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost directional control on crosswind takeoff. Side load collapsed landing gear. Excessive crosswind component.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON CROSSWIND TAKEOFF. SIDE LOAD COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR. EXCESSIVE CROSSWIND COMPONENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.