# Accident 19940501010449A: Helio H800, Foley, MN, May 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1994, 20:20 local time
- Place: Foley, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6607° N, 93.8991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6607&lon=-93.8991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4104D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H800
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 446 total, 74 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940501010449A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI94LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA144), May 2, 1994: Helio H-800 (N4104D), Foley, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PERFORM ACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT GRAVEL ROAD LANDING AREA.

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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