# NTSB SEA75FYE34: Helio Acft H-295, N94747, Port Orchard, WA, February 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1975
- Place: Port Orchard, WA · PORT ORCHARD, WA
- Location: 47.5373° N, 122.6331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Orchard, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5373&lon=-122.6331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FYE34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYE34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0585  75/2/28    PORT ORCHARD,WA     HELIO ACFT H-295    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 3000
        TIME - 1515                    N94747              PX-  0  2  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT ORCHARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT ORCHARD,WA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N94747 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HELIO ACFT H-295
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Orchard

## 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 19750228005629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750228005629A), Feb 28, 1975: Helio H295, Port Orchard, WA, 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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