# Accident 19850130001389A: Helio H295, Lower Lake, CA, January 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1985, 14:15 local time
- Place: Lower Lake, CA
- Airport: Pearce
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8798° N, 122.5495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8798&lon=-122.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N269E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N269E-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-295 (registry code 4300802, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H295
- Reported engine: LYC GO480G1D6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 463 total, 12 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850130001389A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF AFTER LIFTOFF AT 40 MPH OVER CONTROLLED ROLL. DID NOT CONTROL YAW, LANDED SIDEWAYS, COLLAPSED GEAR.

## 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 LAX85LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA127), Jan 30, 1985: Helio H-295 (N269E), Lower Lake, CA, 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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