# Incident 19960319015259I: Helio H295, Melbourne, FL, March 19, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1996, 16:00 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68883, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68883) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 18,000 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960319015259I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: HELIO COURIER N68883 WAS PARKED ON A RAMP NEXT TO A FENCE. A CE182, N6211N WAS PARKED AHEAD AND SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT OF N68883. ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, THE SURFACE WIND WAS BLOWING AT 260 DEGREES 15 KTS AND GUST AT 25 TO 35 KTS. WHEN THE PILOT OF THE HELIO COURIER TRIED TO TAXI BETWEEN THE FENCE AND THE CE-182, THE COURIER'S WING HIT THE RUDDER OF THE CE-182.

## Other reports on N68883 (2)

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

- [Accident 19960303003439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960303003439A), Mar 3, 1996: Helio H295 (N68883), Key West, FL, Substantial damage. Dragged both wings on runway on lift off in gusty crosswind. Pilot late on recovery from wind gust.
- [Accident 19810322011071A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322011071A), Mar 22, 1981: Helio H295 (N68883), Youngstown, OH, Minor damage. During taxi for takeoff on ramp, collided with N40881 which was waiting for taxi clearance. Prop hit empennage.

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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