# Accident 19950930030709A: Helio U10D, Wellsville, KS, September 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1995, 18:15 local time
- Place: Wellsville, KS
- Airport: Pollock Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7108° N, 95.0794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7108&lon=-95.0794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2706J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2706J-2004-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio USAF U-10D (registry code 4301104, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-usaf-u-10d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO U10D
- Reported engine: LYC GO480G1D6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,128 total, 130 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950930030709A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN STRONG SHIFTING WINDS. FAILED TO LIFT. RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO TREES.

## 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 CHI95LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA338), Sep 30, 1995: Helio U-10D (N2706J), Wellsville, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper weather evaluation. A factor was the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions.

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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