# Accident 19950630030519A: Helio H295, Block Island, RI, June 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Airport: Block Island State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1681° N, 71.5778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLOCK ISLAND STATE (BID), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1681&lon=-71.5778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N316LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N316LM-2010-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-295 (registry code 4300802, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H295
- Reported engine: CONT IO470N
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950630030519A

## Narrative

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

VEERED INTO CROSSWIND ON INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL. USED RIGHT RUDDER NO HELP.LEFT RUNWAY. CASTERING RIGHT GEAR UNLOCKED

## 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 NYC95LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA163), Jun 30, 1995: Helio H-295 (N316LM), Block Island, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the crosswind castering gear to remain locked on the right main gear during the takeoff roll which resulted in directional control not possible.

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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