# Incident 19980720016189I: Helio H395, Bethel, AK, July 20, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1998, 16:50 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Hangar Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: B7TC
- Location: 60.8045° N, 161.7207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HANGAR LAKE (Z58), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8045&lon=-161.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N910SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-395 (registry code 4300202, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-395) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H395
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 165 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980720016189I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON JULY 20, 1998, N910SP, A HELIO H395, OPERATED BY INLAND AVIATION DEPARTED HANGAR LAKE AT BETHEL, ALASKA. UPON REACHING 50' ALTITUDE, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE FLAPS. AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND LANDED IN LITTLE HANGAR LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE LEFT WING AND LEFT EMPONAGE PARTLY SUBMERGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER LOADED AND OUT OF C/G. THE CARGO WAS NOT TIED DOWN.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N910SP (2)

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

- [Accident 20150918016469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150918016469A), Sep 18, 2015: Helio H-395 (N910SP), Pilot Station, AK, Substantial damage. Shortly after takeoff from lake, aircraft encountered mechanical turbulence over tree line that pushed the aircraft down, right float skipped on tree tops,…
- [Incident 20060912018289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060912018289I), Sep 12, 2006: Helio H395 (N910SP), Aniak, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot attempted a takeoff from a confined area of the iditirod river. During the takeoff run he determined that he would not be airborne prior to a…

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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