# NTSB MIA75FKG20: Helio Acft H-295, N6475V, Macon, GA, August 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1974
- Place: Macon, GA · MACON, GA
- Location: 32.8407° N, 83.6324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macon, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8407&lon=-83.6324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2791  74/8/20    MACON,GA            HELIO ACFT H-295    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1020                    N6475V              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  10360 TOTAL HOURS, 475 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOUIS B WILSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATHENS,GA                   MACON,GA
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT EQPD WITH CROSSWIND GR.WIND VARIABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6475V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6475V-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 1429, built 1970 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Louis B Wilson

## 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 19740820027019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740820027019A), Aug 20, 1974: Helio H295, Macon, GA, Substantial damage. Acft eqpd with crosswind gr. Wind variable.

## Other investigations on N6475V (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC85FPG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FPG03), Mar 22, 1985: Helio Courier H-295 (N6475V), Winslow, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC82DA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA044), Mar 13, 1982: Helio H-295 (N6475V), Ozark, MO, 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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