- Date
- April 23, 1984, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Dulce, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N269LHelio H-295
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840423024769A
- Case key
- 16369
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was crossing a mountain ridge at 250 feet when a downdraft was encountered on the downwind side of the ridge. The plt then banked and returned to the upwind slope but still was unable to maintain altitude. The acft collided with trees and stabilizer damage resulted. The plt continued to fly the airplane and landed in a small clearing. The plt stated that a combination of fatigue, financial pressure and misinterpretation of the winds lead to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N269L
- Reported as
- Helio H-295
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1286
- Airframe hours
- 4,425
- Engine
- Lycoming GO-480-G1D6, 295 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Southwest Safaris
- Registered owner
- Bruce M. Adams
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1983 · 98 hours before
- Departed
- HM01 · Dulce, NM
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 30 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.