# Accident 20110625013969A: Helio H-295, Brasstown, NC, June 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2011, 17:00 local time
- Place: Brasstown, NC
- Airport: Payne Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0528° N, 83.9381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0528&lon=-83.9381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99PM) (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 H-295
- Reported engine: LYCOMING GO-480 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,868 total, 325 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110625013969A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED (1A5) MACON COUNTY, NC AIRPORT ENROUTE TO PAYNE AIRSTRIP, BRASSTOWN, NC.AT 6500 FT THE ENGINE BEGIN TO LOOSE POWER AND QUIT.  PILOT WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AIRCRAFT HAD DESCENDED TO 1000 FT.PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD CAME IN CONTACT WITH TREES AND CRASHED.PILOT WAS IN HOSPITAL WHILE BEING QUESTIONED AND WHEN MORE INFORMATION COMES IN CONCERNING THIS ACCIDENT THIS FORM WILL BE AMENDED AS NEEDED.

## 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 ERA11CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA364), Jun 25, 2011: Helio H-295 (N99PM), Brasstown, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N99PM (3)

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

- [Accident 20090209004369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090209004369A), Feb 9, 2009: Helio H295 (N99PM), Clemson, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) In an attempt to land on runway 07, the pilot of aircraft N99PM encountered higher than expected winds at kceu. According to the pilot, he was coming in…
- [Accident 19771108035159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771108035159A), Nov 8, 1977: Helio H295 (N99PM), Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Float lndg gear. Crankshaft timing gear,woodruff key pn STD-858,failed.
- [Accident 19750523013569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750523013569A), May 23, 1975: Helio H295 (N99PM), Forge Village, MA, Substantial damage. Water ldg.

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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