# NTSB ANC84FA116: Helio H-250, N6321V, Fairbanks, AK, July 17, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 17, 1984, 11:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Coordinates: 64.809501, -147.72026 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8095&lon=-147.7203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84FA116
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4217/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA116

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft weight and balance - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - complacency, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - performance data - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - company-induced pressure, company/operator management (contributing factor)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - unsafe/hazardous condition - disregarded, pilot in command (cause)
  - procedures/directives - disregarded, company/operator management (cause)
  - stall - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE ACFT NOSED UP AFTER TAKEOFF TO AN APRX 75 DEG PITCH ANGLE IN SPITE OF NOSE DOWN CONTROL INPUT. THE PLT PULLED OFF ALL POWER AND THE ACFT FELL TO THE GROUND. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 392 LBS OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND 5.13 INCHES AFT OF THE AFT CG LIMIT. ALSO, HAZARDOUS CARGO WAS IMPROPERLY PACKAGED, NOT PROPERLY MARKED AND NOT SECURED. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON BOARD THE ACFT WAS LAST INSPECTED IN 1/80.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6321V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6321V-1994-03-18), registration cancelled 1994-03-18, S/N 2536 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H-250
- Registry model: [Helio H-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-250) (registry code 4300302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2536
- Airframe hours: 4458
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-K 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Registered owner: Wright Air Service, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 30, 1984, 94 hours before
- Departed: FAI, FAIRBANKS, AK
- Destination: SLIDE CREEK, AK
- Airport: FAI, Fairbanks International, runway 1R, 3,200 × 75 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 11,100 total, 2,503 in this make and model, 10,900 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 68 °F

## 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 19840717036559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840717036559A), Jul 17, 1984: Helio H250, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Over gross weight and beyond aft CG. Pilot was unable to correct a nose high atitude on takeoff. Mushed to ground.

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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