# NTSB FTW71DQD04: Helio Acft H-250, N5456E, Durango, Mexico, July 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1970
- Place: Durango, Mexico · DURANGO,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DQD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DQD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0060   70/7/2    DURANGO,MEX         HELIO ACFT H-250    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 1500
        TIME - 0935                    N5456E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTIAGO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DURANGO,MEX                 TAHUAHUETO,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5456E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO ACFT H-250
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santiago

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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