# Accident 20180811010959A: Helio H-295, Great Falls, MT, August 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2018, 12:52 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: Great Falls International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4853° N, 111.3600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4853&lon=-111.3600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77TR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77TR-2019-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-295 (registry code 4300802, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480-G1D6 (registry code 42182, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-g1d6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H-295
- Reported engine: LYCOMING GO-480-G1D6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 801 total, 12 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA481) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180811010959A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 11, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1252 MDT (1852Z) A HELIO H-295 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPANAGE, FIREWALL, LEFT WING FLIGHT CONTROLS

AND WING STRUCTURE, LEFT FRONT GEAR STRUT AND ATTACH POINT, WHEN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL ON TAKE-OFF AND GROUND LOOPED AT THE GREAT FALLS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GTF) WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91

PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT

PLAN WAS FILED.

THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THIS FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE GREAT FALLS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GTF).

## 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 GAA18CA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA481), Aug 11, 2018: Helio H 295 (N77TR), Great Falls, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control of the airplane during takeoff in a quartering tailwind.

## Other reports on N77TR (1)

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

- [Incident 19890918063869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890918063869I), Sep 18, 1989: Helio H250 (N77TR), Lantana, FL, Minor damage. Pilots entry door separated at cruise altitude due to upper hinge failure.

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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