Accident · 1997-08-23

NTSB case ANC97LA128 · Helio H-295 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1997-08-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Helio H-295 (N6465V)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Wright Air Service, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WRIGHT AIR SERVICE

Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in a swerve and collision with a tree as the pilot continued the takeoff, subsequently jamming the stabilator and causing the plane to crash in water.

Source: NTSB case ANC97LA128

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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