# Accident 19890605014329A: Helio H295, King Salmon, AK, June 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1989, 16:10 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.6765° N, 156.6487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KING SALMON (AKN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6765&lon=-156.6487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204CW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H295
- Reported engine: LYC GO480G1D6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890605014329A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED AFTER LIFTOFF. LANDED HARD. LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED. REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS BUT NONE FOUND.

## 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 ANC89LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA106), Jun 6, 1989: Helio H-295 (N204CW), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED PROBLEM RELATED TO THE ENGINE, PROPELLER, AND/OR FAILED TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY.

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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