# Accident 19900804030069A: Helio H295, Bettles, AK, August 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1990, 15:05 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2402° N, 152.2702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2402&lon=-152.2702&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 GO480G1D6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 7,765 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900804030069A

## Narrative

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

CONNECTING ROD BOLTS FAILED. ROD BROKE THROUGH CASE. HOT OIL ON TURBO CAUSED FIRE. LOST CONTROL. BROKE UP IN FLIGHT

## 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 ANC90FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA134), Aug 4, 1990: Helio Courier H-295 (N6493V), 40 Se Bettles, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE AND SEPARATION OF THE #5 CONNECTING ROD BOLT AND CAP WHICH RESULTED IN THE RUPTURE OF THE ENGINE HOUSING AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FIRE DUE TO OIL SPILLAGE, AND AN INADEQUATELY MOUNTED…

## Other reports on N6493V (3)

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

- [Accident 19880629027309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880629027309A), Jun 29, 1988: Helio H295 (N6493V), Totatlanika, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot made a hard landing on a grass strip. Left main gear collapsed damaging left wing and fuselage.
- [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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