19900929043379A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Helio HST-550A · Mobile, AL · September 29, 1990

Date
September 29, 1990 · 10:17 local
Place
Mobile, AL
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5779N
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL90LA182
Reported as
Helio HST550A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A34
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,482 total410 in this make and model205 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck trees and power line departing parking lot with quartering tailwind. Report partial powerloss not confirmed.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES AND POWER LINE DEPARTING PARKING LOT WITH QUARTERING TAILWIND. REPORT PARTIAL POWERLOSS NOT CONFIRMED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.