- Date
- May 25, 1973
- Place
- Jackson, WY · JACKSON, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4198DHelio H-395
- Status
- Completed · report July 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730525013209A
- Case key
- 190579
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1182 73/5/25 NR.JACKSON,WYO HELIO H-395 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 255 TIME - 1245 N4198D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSON,WYO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL HIT POLE PROTRUDING FROM PILE AT FLARE OUT DURING LDG IN MTN MEADOW,GOOD AREA NEARBY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4198D
- Reported as
- Helio H-395
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4198DRegistration cancelled Jan 16, 2019 · Helio H-395Airframe modelHelio H-395Engine modelLycoming GO-480 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4198D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC99LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIgiugig, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the downwind to upwind taxi turn. Factors associated with this accident were the high crosswind, the pilot's improper use of flaps, and his self-induced pressure because he was behind schedule.NTSB DEN72FTC09Accident · No injuriesClosedJackson, WY