- Date
- July 6, 1985, 11:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5460EHelio 250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850706029829A
- Case key
- 4518
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that he took off downwind with a heavily loaded acft. He estimated the wind was from the north at 4 gusting to 6 KTS. He stated that after climbing about 100 ft, the acft began to mush as he began retracting the flaps. Subsequently, it collided with trees about 1 mi south of the arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5460E
- Reported as
- Helio 250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2517
- Airframe hours
- 2,800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James L. Magowan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 10, 1985 · 55 hours before
- Destination
- Stephane Lake, AK
- Airport
- O'Malley, runway 18, 2,000 × 40 ft, gravel
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,015 total · 1,811 in this make and model · 1,905 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5460E · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.