# NTSB NYC67D0520: Helio Acft H-250, N5457E, Hacketstown, NJ, March 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1967
- Place: Hacketstown, NJ · HACKETSTOWN, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118181
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0520
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0520

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0854   67/3/4    HACKETSTOWN,NJ      HELIO ACFT H-250    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 980
        TIME - 1530                    N5457E              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HACKETSTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PLT STARTED TAKEOFF RUN FROM TIE DOWN AREA TO MAKE FEWER RUTS IN SOFT FIELD.FURTHER DAMAGE ON LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5457E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO ACFT H-250
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hacketstown

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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