# NTSB ANC68A0014: Helio Acft H-250, N6305V, Buckland, AK, August 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1967
- Place: Buckland, AK · BUCKLAND, AK
- Location: 65.9771° N, 161.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckland, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.9771&lon=-161.1396&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68A0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2239  67/8/24    BUCKLAND,ALAS       HELIO ACFT H-250    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N6305V              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 47, 11000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVER SAND BAR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        REMARKS- PLANNED OPERATION ON RIVER SAND BAR TO ACCOMMODATE MOOSE HUNTERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6305V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO ACFT H-250
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: River Sand Bar

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.

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