# NTSB SEA70DWG14: Helio Acft H-295, N6327V, Winthrop, WA, May 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1970
- Place: Winthrop, WA · WINTHROP, WA
- Location: 48.4716° N, 120.1790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winthrop, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4716&lon=-120.1790&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70DWG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70DWG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2135   70/5/6    WINTHROP,WASH       HELIO ACFT H-295    CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0750                    N6327V              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 3773 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUN MTN STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINTHROP,WASH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- HIT ROCKS,R GR COLLAPSED.CONTINUED THRU FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6327V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6327V-1974-05-23), registration cancelled 1974-05-23, S/N 1401 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO ACFT H-295
- Registry model: [Helio H-295](https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-295) (registry code 4300802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sun Mtn Strip

## Other investigations on N6327V (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN71DAZ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DAZ09), Sep 2, 1970: Helio Acft H-295 (N6327V), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage

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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