# Accident 20160916018609A: Helio H-295, Livengood, AK, September 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2016, 08:01 local time
- Place: Livengood, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYTA
- Location: 65.4700° N, 147.3383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.4700&lon=-147.3383&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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 140 in this make and model, 302 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160916018609A

## Narrative

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

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 TO BIRCH CREEK APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES EAST OF LIVENGOOD ALASKA.  DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN.  THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED OFF APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET AND WENT INTO THE BRUSH AND WILLOWS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY.  NO INJURIES.  PILOT LOOKED AT THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE TAILWHEEL WAS TWISTED 90 DEGREES AND LAYING SIDEWAYS PARALLEL WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC16LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA067), Sep 16, 2016: Helio H 295 (N6464V), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Excessive side loads imposed on the tailwheel A-frame during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a separation of the tailwheel and the subsequent loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N6464V (1)

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

- [Accident 20150913018899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150913018899A), Sep 13, 2015: Helio H-295 (N6464V), Delta Junction, AK, Substantial damage. 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…

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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