- Date
- November 24, 1971
- Place
- Medina, OH · MEDINA, OH
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6469VHelio Acft H-295
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164539
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2051 71/11/24 MEDINA,OHIO HELIO ACFT H-295 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 2500 TIME - 1450 N6469V PX- 0 0 6 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 969 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEDOM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEDINA,OHIO NEWPORT NEWS,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 30 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR REMARKS- TOOK OFF WITH SNOW ON WGS. OVER MAX GROSS WT 184 LBS. CG OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6469V
- Reported as
- Helio Acft H-295
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Freedom
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