# Accident 20140915023199A: Helio H-295, Prospect Creek, AK, September 15, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2014, 04:30 local time
- Place: Prospect Creek, AK
- Airport: Prospect Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SQDA
- Location: 66.8133° N, 150.6431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8133&lon=-150.6431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50718, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50718-2018-12-04) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140915023199A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN TOOK OFF FROM THE RAMP DUE TO CROSS WINDS WHEN AIRBORNE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT WAS UN-RECOVERABLE AND BECAME INVERTED AND CRASHED.

## 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 ANC14CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA082), Sep 16, 2014: Helio H 295 (N50718), Prospect Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff, in gusty and variable wind conditions, resulting in a collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N50718 (1)

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

- [Accident 20020801017099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020801017099A), Aug 1, 2002: Helio H295 (N50718), Central, AK, No damage. (.19) On August 1, 2002, about 1645 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-equipped Helio H-295 airplane, N50718, sustained substantial damage during landing at a…

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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