# NTSB NYC68F0315: Helio H-395, N4197D, Wilmington, VT, November 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1967
- Place: Wilmington, VT · WILMINGTON, VT
- Location: 42.8693° N, 72.8611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8693&lon=-72.8611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0315
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0315

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4756   67/11/7   WILMINGTON,VT       HELIO H-395         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1000
        TIME - 1615                    N4197D              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARNER AIR STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- RT AILERON CONTROL CABLE MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO CONTACT WITH METAL PULLEY GUARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4197D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H-395
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Carner Air Strip

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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