# Accident 19880629027309A: Helio H295, Totatlanika, AK, June 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1988, 11:30 local time
- Place: Totatlanika, AK
- Airport: Totatlanika River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.3008° N, 149.1499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3008&lon=-149.1499&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 GO480*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 55 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880629027309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING ON A GRASS STRIP. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DAMAGING LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 ANC88LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA077), Jun 29, 1988: Helio H-295 (N6493V), Clear, AK, substantial damage

## 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
- [Incident 19850714039999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714039999I), Jul 14, 1985: Helio H295 (N6493V), Fairbanks, AK. Landed on road after noting rapid drop in fuel quantity and vapor from wing. Fuel cap was cocked allowing siphoning
- [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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