# Accident 19960426008659A: Helio H295, Gaffney, SC, April 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1996, 08:15 local time
- Place: Gaffney, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0697° N, 81.6492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0697&lon=-81.6492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700HC-2000-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-295 (registry code 4300802, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H295
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,454 total, 37 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960426008659A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY NEAR END STRIP CONTINUED IN TALL GRASS. HIT BERM. BECAME AIRBORNE. HIT TREES. NOSED OVER IN DITCH

## 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 MIA96FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA130), Apr 26, 1996: Helio H-295 (N700HC), Gaffney, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to remove the control lock during the preflight, and his failure to check the flight controls before taking off.

## Other reports on N700HC (2)

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

- [Accident 19841018058999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841018058999A), Oct 18, 1984: Helio H295 (N700HC), Livingston, MT, Substantial damage. Lost control on the takeoff roll in a gusty surface wind. Aircraft ground looped and collapsed the right main gear.
- [Incident 19840813050089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840813050089I), Aug 13, 1984: Helio H295 (N700HC), Corwin Springs, MT, Minor damage. Unable to stop on wet grass after landing on a ranch strip. Aircraft slid into a pickup truck.

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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