# NTSB CHI67F0629: Helio Acft H-250, N5460E, Traverse City, MI, April 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1967
- Place: Traverse City, MI · TRAVERSE CITY, MI
- Location: 44.7543° N, 85.6030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Traverse City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7543&lon=-85.6030&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0629
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0629

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1270  67/4/20  NR.TRAVERSE CITY,MIC  HELIO ACFT H-250    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 103
        TIME - 1445                    N5460E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRAVERS CTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        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
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          150                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- 20 DEG RT CROSSWIND 15 KTS,GUSTING TO 25 KTS.
```

## 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 ACFT 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: Travers Cty

## 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 CHI67F0333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0333), Oct 22, 1966: Helio H-250 (N5460E), Lushing, 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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