# Accident 19900916039689A: Helio H295, Mcgrath, AK, September 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6108° N, 154.7807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6108&lon=-154.7807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204CW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H295
- Reported engine: LYC GO480*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 246 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900916039689A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED ON TUNDRA AND NOSED OVER. WATER FOUND IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 ANC90LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA177), Sep 16, 1990: Helio H-295 (N204CW), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT.

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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