# Incident 19830423024289I: Helio H295, Philippi, WV, April 23, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Philippi, WV
- Airport: Philippi
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1473° N, 80.0504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philippi, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1473&lon=-80.0504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42013, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42013) (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
- Reported engine: LYC GO480*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,700 total, 70 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830423024289I

## Narrative

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

PILOT INTENTIONALLY TAXIIED OFF RUNWAY ON TURN AROUND AFTER LANDING. LEFT WHEEL DROPPED INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH.

## Other reports on N42013 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910312008159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910312008159A), Mar 12, 1991: Helio H295 (N42013), Dunlap, TN, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll. Dragged wing prior stopping.

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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