# Accident 19850121041489A: Helio H250, Palm Springs, CA, January 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1985, 14:05 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55XV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55XV-1989-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-250 (registry code 4300302, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H250
- Reported engine: LYC GO480G1D6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 527 total, 527 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850121041489A

## Narrative

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

LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. GEAR STRUT CORRODED ON BOTH SIDES. CORROSION HIDDEN BY PAINT.

## 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 LAX85LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA118), Jan 21, 1985: Helio H-250 (N55XV), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55XV (1)

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

- [Accident 19850630028629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850630028629A), Jun 30, 1985: Helio H250 (N55XV), Imperial, CA, Substantial damage. The right main gear collapsed when the aircraft ground looed during crosswind landing.

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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