# NTSB FTW81FPD13: Helio HT-295, N5399G, Grayford, TX, February 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1981
- Place: Grayford, TX · GRAYFORD, TX
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5399G), registered now, S/N 1260 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO HT-295
- Registry model: [Helio HT-295](https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-ht-295) (registry code 4300803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Possum Kingdom

## 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 19810203007059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810203007059A), Feb 3, 1981: Helio HT295, Possum Kingdom, TX, Substantial damage. Weak brakes while taxiing for takeoff. Ran off runway over an embankment. Brake fluid low.

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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