# Accident 20150913018899A: Helio H-295, Delta Junction, AK, September 13, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2015, 07:44 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Airport: East Fork Little Delta River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYTA
- Location: 63.7833° N, 146.0667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7833&lon=-146.0667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6464V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6464V) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 20,200 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150913018899A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED DOWN A NARROW, 800 FOOT GRAVEL STRIP BECOMING AIRBORNE NEAR THE END ONLY MOMENTARILY AT ABOUT ONE FOOT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL BEFORE SETTLING BACK TO THE GROUND AND RUNNING OFF THE END APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET INTO THE HIGH BRUSH.

## 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 ANC15LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA070), Sep 13, 2015: Helio H 295 (N6464V), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have…

## Other reports on N6464V (1)

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

- [Accident 20160916018609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160916018609A), Sep 16, 2016: Helio H-295 (N6464V), Livengood, AK, Substantial damage. On September 16 2016 at 0801, the pilot in command with one passenger of a Helio H-295 flying for wrights air service was taking off from a grass airstrip next…

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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