# NTSB FTW74FRJ21: Helio Acft H-295, N6350V, Mt.Pleasant, TX, December 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1973
- Place: Mt.Pleasant, TX · MT.PLEASANT, TX
- Location: 33.1582° N, 94.9745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1582&lon=-94.9745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3741  73/12/15 NR.MT.PLEASANT,TEX    HELIO ACFT H-295    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 8637
        TIME - 1700                    N6350V              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 5000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEKALB,TEX                  DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOST MAN PRESS.HIT WIRES TRYING TO LND ON ROAD.FURTHER DMG ON LDG ATTMPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6350V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6350V-1978-09-28), registration cancelled 1978-09-28, S/N 1220 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO ACFT H-295
- Registry model: [Helio H-295](https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (registry code 4300802) (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 19731215039039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731215039039A), Dec 15, 1973: Helio H295, Mt.Pleasant, TX, Substantial damage. Lost man press. Hit wires trying to lnd on road. Further dmg on ldg attmpt.

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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