# Accident 19910312008159A: Helio H295, Dunlap, TN, March 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Dunlap, TN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3695° N, 85.3794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3695&lon=-85.3794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42013, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42013) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-295 (registry code 4300802, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H295
- Reported engine: LYC GO480G1D6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 15,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910312008159A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. DRAGGED WING PRIOR STOPPING.

## 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 ATL91LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA065), Mar 12, 1991: Helio H-295 (N42013), Dunlap, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP/SWERVE. THE CROSSWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N42013 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830423024289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830423024289I), Apr 23, 1983: Helio H295 (N42013), Philippi, WV, Minor damage. Pilot intentionally taxiied off runway on turn around after landing. Left wheel dropped into a drainage ditch.

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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