# NTSB ATL81FLQ05: Helio Acft HT-295, N5384G, Mt Sterling, KY, November 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1980
- Place: Mt Sterling, KY · MT STERLING, KY
- Location: 38.0655° N, 83.9488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Sterling, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0655&lon=-83.9488&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FLQ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLQ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3510  80/11/20   MT STERLING,KY      HELIO ACFT HT-295   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1166
        TIME - 1440                    N5384G              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT STERLING,KY              LOUISVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BROWNISH COLORED WTR FOUND IN FUEL LNS NR STRAINER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5384G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5384G-2010-11-29), registration cancelled 2010-11-29, S/N 1254, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO ACFT HT-295
- Registry model: [Helio H-295](https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (registry code 4300802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Montgomery County

## 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 19801120074229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801120074229A), Nov 20, 1980: Helio H295, Mount Sterling, KY, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Crash landed in hilly, wooded area. Found contaminated fuel. Inadequate sump drains.

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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