# Accident 20030607011679A: Helio H800, Cody, WY, June 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Cody, WY
- Airport: Yellowstone Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5203° N, 109.0239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5203&lon=-109.0239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4035K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4035K-2004-04-19) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030607011679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 04 AT THE CODY, WYOMING AIRPORT (COD), CLIMBED TO ABOUT 300 FEET, TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE OVERRUN OF RUNWAY 22, 200-300 FEET SHORT OF THE APPROACH END. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TAKE OFF OPERATIONS.

## 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 DEN03LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA098), Jun 7, 2003: Helio H800 (N4035K), Cody, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper preflight planning and his failure to maintain aircraft control when returning to the airport. Factors contributing to the accident were the oil leak, the attempted precautionary…

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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