# Incident 20250519006739I: Helio H-395, Monroe, NC, May 19, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2025, 14:30 local time
- Place: Monroe, NC
- Airport: Arant
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0560° N, 80.4501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARANT (1NC6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0560&lon=-80.4501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87763, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87763) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helio H-395 (registry code 4300202, https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-395) (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-395
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,890 total, 3,180 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250519006739I

## Narrative

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

05/16/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 EST, A HELIO COURIER DEPARTING FROM RUNWAY 16 AT 1NC6, VEERED SIGNIFICANTLY LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE DURING TAKEOFF AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRFIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

SAS T-EA68-FY25-1502

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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