# NTSB investigations: Helio H-295, 1996

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 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 LAX96LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA174.md): Helio H-295 · Grand Canyon, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 1996 · N6470V · Substantial damage
  > the partial failure of the landing gear brake system resulting from loss of the clips retaining the right-hand brake disk. The resulting loss of braking authority impaired the pilot's ability to maintain directional control in a left quartering tailwind and…
- [NTSB ANC96IA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96IA039.md): Helio H295 · Angoon, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 1996 · N5462E · Minor damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB MIA96LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA090.md): Helio H-295 · Key West, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1996 · N68883 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during lift-off, which resulted in the right wingtip contacting the runway. The gusty crosswind was a related factor.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1996
  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?model=4300802&year=1996

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