# Accident 20050228006499A: Helio H295, Fairbanks, AK, February 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2005, 11:45 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Gold King Creek Air Force Sta
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYTA
- Location: 64.3500° N, 147.9333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3500&lon=-147.9333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6465V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6465V) (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: 20,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050228006499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT TURNED BASE TO FINAL WITH FULL FLAPS, DESCENDED BELOW GLIDE PATH, APPLIED FULL POWER AND REDUCED FLAPS TO 1/2, BUT CONTINUED TO SINK LOWER, TURNED TOWARD LOWER TERRAIN, CRASHED IN TREES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC05LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA045), Feb 28, 2005: Helio H-295 (N6465V), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in performing a go-around, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

## Other reports on N6465V (4)

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

- [Accident 20141114021279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141114021279A), Nov 14, 2014: Helio H-295 (N6465V), Old Minto, AK, Substantial damage. On takeoff rotation aircraft had uncommanded loss of engine power. At this time no known cause, waiting on further investigation. Ptrs number AL01201500561.
- [Incident 20020830025399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020830025399I), Aug 30, 2002: Helio H295 (N6465V), AK, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] on August 30, 2002 at about 1800 local time, a Helio-courrier aircraft, N6465V, was landing at an off airport strip when the right…
- [Accident 19970823023339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970823023339A), Aug 23, 1997: Helio H295 (N6465V), Fort Yukon, AK, Substantial damage. Swerved departing gravel bar. Elevators jammed by tree strike. Climbed nose high. Stalled into shallow water.
- [Incident 19790123003659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790123003659I), Jan 23, 1979: Helio H295 (N6465V), Eagle, CO, Minor damage. Pilot discovered he had no left brake during taxi.

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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