Helio H-295 accident near Ozark, Missouri, March 13, 1982
On March 13, 1982 at about 8:40 pm local time, a Helio H-295, registered N6475V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ozark, Missouri (Air Park South airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 13, 1982 · about 8:40 pm local time
- Place
- Ozark, Missouri · Air Park South · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Helio H-295 · all H-295s on the register
- Registration
- N6475V · no longer on the register · serial 1429
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE DRIVER OF THE AUTOMOBILE PARKED ON THE EAST END OF THE EAST/WEST RUNWAY TO WATCH AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF AND LANDING ON THE NORTH/SOUTH RUNWAY. AFTER LANDING ON THE SOUTH END OF THE N/S RUNWAY, THE PILOT TAXIED TO HIS RIGHT AROUND A GROUP OF HANGARS AND ONTO THE EAST END OF THE E/W RUNWAY. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR HIS PASSENGERS SAW THE VEHICLE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,500 hours in all; 2,500 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 3,500 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (invalid medical for flight)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,400 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming GO-480 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: Brooksville FL
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6475V the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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