# NTSB NYC76FHA24: Helio Acft HST550, N9550A, Gilbertsville, PA, April 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1976
- Place: Gilbertsville, PA · GILBERTSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.3230° N, 75.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilbertsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3230&lon=-75.6086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0719  76/4/10    GILBERTSVILLE,PA    HELIO ACFT HST550   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4735
        TIME - 1730                    N9550A              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW HANOVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILBERTSVILLE,PA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS DSCNDG AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE BFR FLAME OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9550A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO ACFT HST550
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New Hanover

## 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 19760410005649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760410005649A), Apr 10, 1976: Helio HST550A, Gilbertsville, PA, Substantial damage. Acft was dscndg at a very steep angle bfr flame out.

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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