- Date
- October 3, 1980
- Place
- Baker, MT · BAKER, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1XVHelio Acft H-250
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801003049819A
- Case key
- 201180
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2615 80/10/3 BAKER,MT HELIO ACFT H-250 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 479 TIME - 1125 N1XV PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAKER,MT MILES CITY,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES REMARKS- TAIL WHL LOCK FAILED TO LOCK TAIL WHL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1XV
- Reported as
- Helio Acft H-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Baker
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.