# Incident 19890918063869I: Helio H250, Lantana, FL, September 18, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1989, 20:30 local time
- Place: Lantana, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5834° N, 80.0554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lantana, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5834&lon=-80.0554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77TR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77TR-2019-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-295 (registry code 4300802, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480-G1D6 (registry code 42182, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-g1d6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890918063869I

## Narrative

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

PILOTS ENTRY DOOR SEPARATED AT CRUISE ALTITUDE DUE TO UPPER HINGE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N77TR (1)

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

- [Accident 20180811010959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180811010959A), Aug 11, 2018: Helio H-295 (N77TR), Great Falls, MT, Substantial damage. On August 11, 2018 at approximately 1252 MDT (1852Z) a Helio H-295 sustained substantial damage to the empanage, firewall, left wing flight controls And wing…

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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