# Accident 19950412007939A: Helio H250, Redding, CA, April 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1995, 12:20 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Benton Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9205° N, 122.0201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9205&lon=-122.0201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5461E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5461E-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-250 (registry code 4300302, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950412007939A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. RAIN SLEET AND SNOW IN AREA. NO WEATHER BRIEF.

## 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 LAX95FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA161), Apr 12, 1995: Helio H-250 (N5461E), Round Mountain, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's poor preflight planning/preparation and in-flight decision by continuing VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. The pilot's delay in returning to the departure airport, the…

## Other reports on N5461E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800724081069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724081069I), Jul 24, 1980: Helio H250 (N5461E), Durango, CO, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after 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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