# NTSB UNK65X1434: Helio 395, N4150D, Miami, FL, February 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1965
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1434
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1434

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0260  65/2/17    MIAMI FLA           HELIO 395           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1980
        TIME - 1515                    N4150D              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AERO COUNTRY CLUB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- PILOT SIMULATING FORCED LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4150D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4150D), registered now, S/N 503, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HELIO 395
- Registry model: [Helio H-395](https://openairdocs.org/model/helio-h-395) (registry code 4300202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aero Country Club

## Other investigations on N4150D (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 DEN72FQA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FQA09), Aug 8, 1971: Helio Acft H-395 (N4150D), Albuquerque, NM, 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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