- Date
- February 3, 1981
- Place
- Grayford, TX · GRAYFORD, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5399GHelio HT-295
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810203007059A
- Case key
- 126519
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1761 81/2/3 GRAYFORD,TX HELIO HT-295 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N5399G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 43, 3541 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 41 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POSSUM KINGDOM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAYFORD,TX LUBBOCK,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL REMARKS- LOST BRAKES,UN TO STOP OR STEER.FND BRAKE FLUID LOW IN BOTH CYLS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5399G
- Reported as
- Helio HT-295
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Possum Kingdom
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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