# NTSB NYC70F0165: Helio H-250, N6310V, Winsor Locks, CT, September 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1969
- Place: Winsor Locks, CT · WINSOR LOCKS, CT
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0165
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0165

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2597  69/9/15    WINSOR LOCKS,CONN   HELIO H-250         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 6234
        TIME - 1245                    N6310V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEDFORD MASS                WINSOR LOCKS,CONN
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT HAD NOT FLOWN THIS MAKE AND MODEL ACFT DRG PRECEDING 90 DAY PERIOD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6310V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO H-250
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bradley

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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