# NTSB MIA79FKG03: Helio Acft H-295, N275ZD, Atlanta, GA, October 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1978
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3158  78/10/11   ATLANTA,GA          HELIO ACFT H-295    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 12000
        TIME - 2003                    N275ZD              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLIE BROWN CTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOHENWALD,TN                ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N275ZD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO ACFT H-295
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Charlie Brown Cty

## 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 19781011033979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781011033979A), Oct 11, 1978: Helio H295, Atlanta, GA, 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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