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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Helio H-250 · Iliamna, AK · September 20, 1989

Date
September 20, 1989 · 20:50 local
Place
Iliamna, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5450E
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC89LA171
Reported as
Helio H250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
262 total220 in this make and model83 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Flew into area of strong surface wind,zero visibility and freezing rain,stalled into the ground. No weather brief.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO AREA OF STRONG SURFACE WIND,ZERO VISIBILITY AND FREEZING RAIN,STALLED INTO THE GROUND. NO WEATHER BRIEF.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N5450E · 1

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