- Date
- March 10, 1973
- Place
- Lynchburg, VA · LYNCHBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N331XHelio Acft H-250
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730310005349A
- Case key
- 170695
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0772 73/3/10 LYNCHBURG,VA HELIO ACFT H-250 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 528 TIME - 1030 N331X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FALWELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION APPOMATTOX,VA LYNCHBURG,VA 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 - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- AIM NOTED-LAND ONLY FROM EAST TO WEST.WIND 60DEG 12K,R QUARTERING TAILWIND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N331X
- Reported as
- Helio Acft H-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Falwell
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.