# Incident 19830830062049I: Helio H391B, Soldotna, AK, August 30, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1983, 07:30 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.4751° N, 151.0396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOLDOTNA (SXQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4751&lon=-151.0396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4118D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H391B
- Reported engine: LYC GO435
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 50 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830830062049I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF RUNWAY AND STRIKE A GRAVEL BANK.

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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