# NTSB ANC80DAG22: Helio Acft H-250, N5460E, Anchorage, AK, December 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1979
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132070
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3282  79/12/30 NR.ANCHORAGE,AK       HELIO ACFT H-250    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 722
        TIME - 0930                    N5460E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CROWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANCHORAGE,AK                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- RWY HAD 12 IN.LOOSE SNOW,W PWR LINES & DIRT BERM AT DEPT END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5460E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5460E-2012-09-21), registration cancelled 2012-09-21, S/N 2517, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO ACFT H-250
- Registry model: [Helio H-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-250) (registry code 4300302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Crown

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791230034109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791230034109A), Dec 30, 1979: Helio H250, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff on snow-covered runway. Aborted due to slow acceleration. Ran off end runway.

## Other investigations on N5460E (4)

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.

- [NTSB NYC95LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA112), May 18, 1995: Helio H-250 (N5460E), Clarkson, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the engine fuel pump, which resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power over an unsuitable landing area. Factors relating to the accident were: the airplane manufacture did not…
- [NTSB ANC85LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA119), Jul 6, 1985: Helio 250 (N5460E), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0629](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0629), Apr 20, 1967: Helio Acft H-250 (N5460E), Traverse City, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0333), Oct 22, 1966: Helio H-250 (N5460E), Lushing, MI, substantial damage

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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