# Fatal NTSB investigations: Helio H-295

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC07FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07FA109.md): Helio H-295 · King Salmon, AK · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 2007 · N295BA · Substantial damage
  > A corrosion-induced fatigue fracture of the airplane's left wing to fuselage attachment cap fitting, which resulted in a partial separation of the left wing, and an uncontrolled descent.
- [NTSB FTW04WA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04WA203.md): Helio H-295 · La Campa, Honduras · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jul 31, 2004 · N6347V · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA96FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA130.md): Helio H-295 · Gaffney, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 1996 · N700HC · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot to remove the control lock during the preflight, and his failure to check the flight controls before taking off.
- [NTSB ANC90FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA134.md): Helio Courier H-295 · 40 Se Bettles, AK · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1990 · N6493V · Destroyed
  > The failure and separation of the #5 connecting rod bolt and cap which resulted in the rupture of the engine housing and subsequent engine fire due to oil spillage, and an inadequately mounted vertical fin/stabilator. A contributing factor was the inadequate…
- [NTSB ANC77FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA083.md): Cessna 185 · Minto Lake, AK · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Sep 2, 1977 · N2563Z · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
- [NTSB ANC72AA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72AA004.md): Helio Acft H-295 · Sitka, AK · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Aug 21, 1971 · N6348V · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC70AN099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN099.md): Helio Acft H-295 · Missing Aircraft · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 12, 1970 · N5459E · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('4300802'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=4300802

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.