- Date
- June 5, 1989, 16:10 local (Jun 6, 1989, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- King Salmon, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N204CWHelio H-295
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890605014329A
- Case key
- 5209
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
An undetermined problem related to the engine, propeller, and/or failed tailwheel assembly.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Aborted takeoff
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Wrong runway - selectedFactor
Landing gear,tailwheel assembly - failure,total
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not possible
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled
Aircraft
- Registration
- N204CW
- Reported as
- Helio H-295
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1213
- Airframe hours
- 3,492
- Engine
- Lycoming GO-480, 295 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Shoemaker, Philip L.
- Registered owner
- Pamar Enterprises Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 2, 1989 · 3 hours before
- Airport
- AKN · King Salmon, runway 11, 8,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,300 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,900 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AKN, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.