- Date
- September 15, 1978
- Place
- Holy Cross, AK · HOLY CROSS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5444EHelio Acft H-250
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780915038999A
- Case key
- 139928
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3765 78/9/15 NR.HOLY CROSS,AK HELIO ACFT H-250 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 180 TIME - 1930 N5444E PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETHEL,AK GRAYLING,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5444E
- Reported as
- Helio Acft H-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5444ERegistration cancelled May 13, 2015 · Helio H-250Airframe modelHelio H-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5444E · 2
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