# NTSB CHI67F0333: Helio H-250, N5460E, Lushing, MI, October 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1966
- Place: Lushing, MI · LUSHING, MI
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120338
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0333
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0333

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3581  66/10/22   LUSHING MICH        HELIO H-250         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N5460E              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 34, 630 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            6 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           58                                                      230
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           31                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING TO 31 KTS.AIRCRAFT LANDED IN CRAB.AB ATTITUDE.
```

## 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 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: Dalton

## 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 ANC80DAG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG22), Dec 30, 1979: Helio Acft H-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

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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