# Accident 20140919018209A: Helio H-250, Circle, AK, September 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2014, 08:00 local time
- Place: Circle, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.0908° N, 145.5996° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.0908&lon=-145.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333TB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333TB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-250 (registry code 4300302, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H-250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,570 total, 924 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140919018209A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM GRAVEL BAR 74 MILES NE OF ARCTIC VILLAGE AK. WINDS WERE GUSTING. PILOT STATES HE NEVER MADE IT OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF.

## 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 ANC14CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA087), Sep 19, 2014: Helio H 250 (N333TB), Arctic Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/takeoff area, resulting in an inflight collision with terrain during takeoff.

## Other reports on N333TB (1)

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

- [Accident 20050707015029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050707015029A), Jul 7, 2005: Helio H250 (N333TB), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft landed normally on runway 24 and decelerated to taxi speed, approximately 1500 feet down the runway brakes were applied to exit the runway…

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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