# Accident 20020524011099A: Helio H391B, Cheyenne, WY, May 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2002, 11:50 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Airport: Cheyenne Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1508° N, 104.8019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1508&lon=-104.8019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25BA-2008-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-391B (registry code 4300106, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-391b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H391B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020524011099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY JUST PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. GUSTING CROSSWINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 DEN02LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA048), May 24, 2002: Helio H-391B (N25BA), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N25BA (1)

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

- [Accident 20010602029919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010602029919A), Jun 2, 2001: Helio H391B (N25BA), Anvik, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 2, 2001, at about 0930. Aircraft N25BA a float-equipped Helio courier H391B sustained substantial damage during an aborted takeoff from the Anvik…

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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