# NTSB DEN73DTC26: Helio H-395, N4198D, Jackson, WY, May 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1973
- Place: Jackson, WY · JACKSON, WY
- Location: 43.4719° N, 110.7753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4719&lon=-110.7753&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DTC26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTC26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1182  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4198D-2019-01-16), registration cancelled 2019-01-16, S/N 592, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H-395
- Registry model: [Helio H-395](https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-395) (registry code 4300202) (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19730525013209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730525013209A), May 25, 1973: Helio H395, Jackson, WY, Substantial damage. Tail wheel hit pole protruding from pile at flare out during ldg in mtn meadow,good area nearby.

## Other investigations on N4198D (2)

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 ANC99LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA095), Jul 20, 1999: Helio H-395 (N4198D), Igiugig, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…
- [NTSB DEN72FTC09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FTC09), Oct 6, 1971: Helio H-395 (N4198D), Jackson, WY, 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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