- Date
- October 28, 1977
- Place
- Bedford, PA · BEDFORD, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4169DHelio Acft 391
- Status
- Completed · report December 12, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771028035009A
- Case key
- 144616
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3481 77/10/28 BEDFORD,PA HELIO ACFT 391 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 812 TIME - 1300 N4169D PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEDFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEDFORD,PA KLAMATH FALLS,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- AC CONTACTED RUNWAY DURING GND LOOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4169D
- Reported as
- Helio Acft 391
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bedford
N4169DRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2023 · Helio H-391BAirframe modelHelio H-391BEngine modelLycoming GO-435C&D series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4169D · 1
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