# Accident 19910323007469A: Helio H391B, Prescott, AZ, March 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1991, 11:01 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6548° N, 112.4192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6548&lon=-112.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N289LM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N289LM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-391B (registry code 4300106, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-391b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435 (registry code 41520, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H391B
- Reported engine: LYC GO435C2B2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 890 total, 19 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910323007469A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. VEERED INTO CROSSWIND. LEFT RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 LAX91LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA144), Mar 23, 1991: Helio H391B (N289LM), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE CROSS WIND AND SOFT TERRAIN, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN…

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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