# Accident 19880826035459A: Helio H250, Tyler, TX, August 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1988, 18:30 local time
- Place: Tyler, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3513° N, 95.3011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyler, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3513&lon=-95.3011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444FF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444FF-1992-03-23) (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 IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880826035459A

## Narrative

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

RAN MAINS DRY.UNABLE RESTART ON AUXILIARY TANKS. OVER SHOT OPEN FIELD, HIT POWER POLE AND A DITCH ON FORCED LANDING

## 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 FTW88LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA155), Aug 26, 1988: Helio H-250 (N444FF), Tyler, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N444FF (1)

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

- [Incident 19840705042429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840705042429I), Jul 5, 1984: Helio H250 (N444FF), Pierre, SD, Minor damage. The landing roll turn off the runway was too fast and too sharp. Collapsed the left main gear.

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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