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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Helio H295 · Dulce, NM · April 23, 1984

Date
April 23, 1984 · 14:22 local
Place
Dulce, NM
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N269L
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN84LA134
Reported as
Helio H295
Reported engine
Lycoming GO480G1D6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total0 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Encountered a downdraft near a ridgeline, struck trees and managed to land in a small clearing. Misjudged windshear

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT NEAR A RIDGELINE, STRUCK TREES AND MANAGED TO LAND IN A SMALL CLEARING. MISJUDGED WINDSHEAR

NTSB investigation

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