- Date
- March 12, 1983, 15:55 local (22:55 UTC)
- Place
- Baggs, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N533LDHelio H-295
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830312010449A
- Case key
- 16053
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Analysis
The plt reported that he was hauling hay for his stranded horse. The plt was delivering hay, 5 bales per flt & dropping 1 bale at a time. On the 19th drop, after 4 hrs & 15 min of flt time since refueling, the eng lost power. During a forced landing in deep snow, the gear collapsed & the left wing hit a small tree. Also, the eng separated from its top mounts during the accident. An investigation revealed the fuel tanks were empty. The plt stated that the fuel gauges indicated the respective tanks were 1/2 full at the time of impact. No leakage or siphoning was evident.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N533LD
- Reported as
- Helio H-295
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1209
- Airframe hours
- 4,224
- Engine
- Lycoming GO-480-G1D6, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rory S. Mcfarland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 19, 1982 · 73 hours before
- Departed
- NONG · Dixon, WY
- Destination
- SAA · Saratoga, WY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 603 total · 358 in this make and model · 553 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N533LD · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.