# Incident 19850714039999I: Helio H295, Fairbanks, AK, July 14, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1985, 23:51 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6493V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6493V-1991-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-295 (registry code 4300802, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H295
- Reported engine: LYC GO480G1D6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714039999I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON ROAD AFTER NOTING RAPID DROP IN FUEL QUANTITY AND VAPOR FROM WING. FUEL CAP WAS COCKED ALLOWING SIPHONING

## Other reports on N6493V (3)

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

- [Accident 19900804030069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900804030069A), Aug 4, 1990: Helio H295 (N6493V), Bettles, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Connecting rod bolts failed. Rod broke through case. Hot oil on turbo caused fire. Lost control. Broke up in flight
- [Accident 19880629027309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880629027309A), Jun 29, 1988: Helio H295 (N6493V), Totatlanika, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot made a hard landing on a grass strip. Left main gear collapsed damaging left wing and fuselage.
- [Accident 19760409009799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760409009799A), Apr 9, 1976: Helio H295 (N6493V), Fairbanks, AK, 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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