# Accident 20040901020979A: Helio H800, The Dalles, OR, September 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2004, 12:35 local time
- Place: The Dalles, OR
- Airport: The Dalles Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8478° N, 120.4103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8478&lon=-120.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4033G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4033G-2007-02-14) (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 IO720*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,222 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040901020979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES NEAR FOSSIL, OR. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A/C, PILOT TRANSPORTED TO BEND HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 SEA04LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA178), Sep 1, 2004: Helio H800 (N4033G), Fossil, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remove the aileron wing gust locks prior to flight, which resulted in a loss of control during the descent/emergency landing. A factor contributing to the accident was the…

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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