# NTSB FTW75FRD28: Helio Acft H-295, N68879, Lafayette, LA, February 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1975
- Place: Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148010
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FRD28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0265  75/2/17    LAFAYETTE,LA        HELIO ACFT H-295    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 4100
        TIME - 1045                    N68879              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFAYETTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  LAFAYETTE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68879](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68879-1979-08-31), registration cancelled 1979-08-31, S/N 1476 (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
- Airport: Lafayette

## 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 19750217004749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750217004749A), Feb 17, 1975: Helio H295, Lafayette, LA, Substantial damage

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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