# Accident 19920301004799A: Helio HST550A, Salome, AZ, March 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Salome, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7194° N, 113.6507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7194&lon=-113.6507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550HZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550HZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio HST-550A (registry code 4301006, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-hst-550a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO HST550A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,725 total, 72 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920301004799A

## Narrative

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

APPROACHED MOUNTAIN LEE SIDE AT UNSAFE ALTITUDE. ENCOUNTERED SEVERE DOWNDRAFT. CRASHED ON MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 LAX92LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA133), Mar 1, 1992: Helio HST-550A (N550HZ), Salome, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING, IMPROPER ALTITUDE, AND DELAYING THE REQUIRED REMEDIAL ACTION TO PREVENT THE COLLISION WITH THE MOUNTAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNFAVORABLE…

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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