# Accident 19970629016269A: Helio H295, Ekwok, AK, June 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ekwok, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.3500° N, 157.4800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.3500&lon=-157.4800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6343V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6343V-2010-12-14) (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: LYC GO480B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 985 total, 627 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970629016269A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF DOWNRIVER IN HIS FLOAT-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE.  THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT THE PILOT SAID IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE.  HE LOOKED INSIDE THE COCKPIT AT THE ENGINE AND RPM GAUGES, AND ALL WERE NORMAL.  WHEN HE LOOKED OUTSIDE, THE AIRSPEED HAD DECAYED, AND THE AIRPLANE SETTLED ONTO THE RIVER.  THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRPLANE TO MISS A GRAVEL BAR, BUT STRUCK A TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING.  THE AIRPLANE TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH THE RIVER BANK.  POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE DISCLOSED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PREIMPACT MECHANICAL ANOMALY.

## 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 ANC97LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA094), Jun 29, 1997: Helio H295 (N6343V), Ekwok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for takeoff.

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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