# Accident 19830605022689A: Helio H391B, Croton, MI, June 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Croton, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4389° N, 85.6609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Croton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4389&lon=-85.6609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4119D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4119D) (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
- Reported engine: LYC GO480*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 697 total, 200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830605022689A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES ON APPROACH TO A WATER LANDING INTO A LAKE.

## 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 CHI83LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA248), Jun 5, 1983: Helio H-391B (N4119D), Croton, MI, substantial damage

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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