- Date
- August 23, 1979
- Place
- Woodland, CA · WOODLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4177DHelio Acft H-395
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790823023569A
- Case key
- 135178
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1771 79/8/23 WOODLAND,CA HELIO ACFT H-395 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 522 TIME - 1520 N4177D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WOODLAND,CA SAN JOSE,CA. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 88 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 8 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WND GUSTING 12K.D/A APPROX 2200 FT.FLEW UNDER PWR LINE TO AVOID STALL OR HIT LINE W GEAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4177D
- Reported as
- Helio Acft H-395
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hollman
N4177DRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2018 · Helio H-395Airframe modelHelio H-395Engine modelLycoming GO-480 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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