# Accident 19921206049179A: Helio H700, Shelton, CT, December 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1992, 14:20 local time
- Place: Shelton, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3046° N, 73.1392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3046&lon=-73.1392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50DV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50DV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-700 (registry code 4300400, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H700
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,141 total, 340 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921206049179A

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIOUS H700 NOSED OVER ON TOUCHDOWN WATER LANDING. FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. GEAR UP CONDITION NOT VERIFIED

## 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 NYC93LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA038), Dec 6, 1992: Helio H-700 (N50DV), Shelton, CT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CHECK THE POSITION OF THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE ATTEMPTING A WATER LANDING.

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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