19841018058999A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Helio H-295 · Livingston, MT · October 18, 1984

Date: October 18, 1984 · 14:45 local
Place: Livingston, MT
Airport: Mission
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N700HC
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN85LA011
Reported as: Helio H295
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 822 total822 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N700HCRegistration cancelled Apr 11, 2000 · Helio H-295S/N 1474 Airframe modelHelio H-295

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What happened

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Lost control on the takeoff roll in a gusty surface wind. Aircraft ground looped and collapsed the right main gear.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL IN A GUSTY SURFACE WIND. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN85LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLivingston, MTPrior to the attempted takeoff fss advised the plt of wind from 250 deg at 20 gusting to 30 KTS and informed him that rwy 26 would be the preferred rwy. The plt elected to use rwy 22. During the takeoff roll the right wing rose in a gust but control was…Oct 18, 1984 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N700HC · 2

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

Accident 19960426008659ATakeoff Ground Roll · Gaffney, SCVeered off runway near end strip continued in tall grass. Hit berm. Became airborne. Hit trees. Nosed over in ditchApr 26, 1996 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 19840813050089IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Corwin Springs, MTUnable to stop on wet grass after landing on a ranch strip. Aircraft slid into a pickup truck.Aug 13, 1984 · Minor damage