# Accident 19971020037569A: Helio H800, Ogden, UT, October 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ogden, UT
- Airport: Ogden-Hinckley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1951° N, 112.0122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OGDEN-HINCKLEY (OGD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1951&lon=-112.0122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40013, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40013) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H800 (registry code 4300500, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h800) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H800
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 33 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971020037569A

## Narrative

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

TAIL SHIMMY ON LANDING ROLL. GROUND LOOPED. TAILWHEEL BRACKET FAILED AT PREVIOUS WELD.

## 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 FTW98LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA027), Oct 20, 1997: Helio H-800 (N40013), Ogden, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the tail wheel assembly, which rendered the aircraft uncontrollable during landing roll.

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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