# Accident 19940226003029A: Helio H-391B, Saluda, SC, February 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1994, 14:35 local time
- Place: Saluda, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9992° N, 81.7700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9992&lon=-81.7700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9050R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9050R-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-391B (registry code 4300106, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-391b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: LYC GO435C2B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 3 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940226003029A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED ON PRIVATE STRIP. NOSED OVER. LEFT FUEL CAP LEAKED. PREVENTED GRAVITY FUEL FLOW.

## 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 ATL94LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA054), Feb 26, 1994: Helio HE391B (N9050R), Saluda, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S AND MECHANIC'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION.

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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