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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Helio H800 · Foley, MN · May 1, 1994

Date
May 1, 1994 · 20:20 local
Place
Foley, MN
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4104D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI94LA144
Reported as
Helio H800
Reported engine
Lycoming IO720A1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
446 total74 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power on local flight. Landed amphibian on gravel road. Float wheels dug in. Flipped over. Fuel tanks empty.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON LOCAL FLIGHT. LANDED AMPHIBIAN ON GRAVEL ROAD. FLOAT WHEELS DUG IN. FLIPPED OVER. FUEL TANKS EMPTY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.