# Accident 19910709027559A: Helio H295, Port Alsworth, AK, July 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1991, 10:20 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.2004° N, 154.2799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.2004&lon=-154.2799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456JH-2010-03-17) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,042 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910709027559A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE DOWNDRAFT FLYING THROUGH MOUNTAIN SADDLE. UNABLE RECOVER. FLOATS HIT ROCKS. SEAPLANE NOSED OVER

## 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 ANC91LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA093), Jul 9, 1991: Helio H-295 (N456JH), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE RISING TERRAIN AND A DOWNDRAFT.

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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