# Accident 19950520013829A: Entwic PHOEBUSC, Helendale, CA, May 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Helendale, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7407° N, 117.3509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7407&lon=-117.3509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1379, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1379-2012-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bolkow PHOEBUS C (registry code 1403014, https://openairdocs.org/model/bolkow-phoebus-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENTWIC PHOEBUSC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950520013829A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF LIFT ON CROSS COUNTRY. LANDED UPHILL DOWNWIND. OVERSHOT LANDING AREA. GROUND CREW ADIVSED WRONG WIND.

## 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 LAX95LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA197), May 20, 1995: Bölkow Phoebus C (N1379), Helendale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of a downwind landing and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Factors in the accident were the inaccurate wind information provided by his ground crew which led…

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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