# Accident 19820508019819A: Helio H395, Gulkana, AK, May 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1982, 10:30 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.2714° N, 145.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulkana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2714&lon=-145.3822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4156D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4156D-2012-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-395 (registry code 4300202, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-395) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H395
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 800 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DAG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820508019819A

## Narrative

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

A LANDING ATTEMPT ON A SNOW COVERED ISLAND FIELD RESULTED IN THE WHEELS BREAKING THROUGH THE SNOW AND A FLIP OVER.

## 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 ANC82DAG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG24), May 8, 1982: Helio H-395 (N4156D), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4156D (1)

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

- [Accident 19830719071279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830719071279A), Jul 19, 1983: Helio H395 (N4156D), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from dirt driveway. Wing struck tree and swung aircraft around crashing into guardrail.

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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