NYC70AN099

NTSB accident investigation · Helio Acft H-295 · Missing Aircraft · March 12, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 12, 1970
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N5459EHelio Acft H-295
Status
Completed · report July 23, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
141044

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0557  70/3/12    MISSING AIRCRAFT    HELIO ACFT H-295    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5459E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 63, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLUSHING,NY                 BOSTON,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT RADAR VECTORED TO BAYVILLE INT ENROUTE BOSTON MASS. DMG AND INJURY PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5459E
Reported as
Helio Acft H-295
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.