# Incident 19990214016389I: Helio H295, Laramie, WY, February 14, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1999, 17:05 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3118° N, 105.6065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laramie, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3118&lon=-105.6065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8208J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8208J-2020-12-05) (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: 2,050 total, 800 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990214016389I

## Narrative

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

(-5)PILOT STATED HE HIT A STRONG GUSTY CROSS WIND, HE ELECTED TO ABORT TAKEOFF, DAMAGED THE WING TIP AND PROP.

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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