Helio COURIER H-295 accident near Winslow, Arkansas, March 22, 1985
On March 22, 1985 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Helio COURIER H-295, registered N6475V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Winslow, Arkansas. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured. 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 22, 1985 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Winslow, Arkansas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Helio COURIER H-295 COURIER H-
- 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 LEFT WING OF THE ACFT CONTACTED A TREE DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A 1200 FT LONG GRASS FLD. THE ACFT THEN ROTATED 180 DEGS AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PLT HAD LANDED THE ACFT IN THE FLD ON 3/21/85 WHEN DETERIORATING WX WAS ENCOUNTERED IN-FLIGHT. THE TAKEOFF WAS BEING MADE DOWNHILL WITH 40 FT TALL TREES AT THE END OF THE FLD. THE ACFT LIFTED OFF APRX 800 FT DOWN THE FLD. TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED WITH A PASSENGER AND 90 TO 100 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD (APRX 100 LBS BELOW MAX GROSS WT).
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; instructor: helicopter; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 5,550 hours in all; 2,000 in this make and model; 45 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days; 5,300 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,650 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 2, 1984; 190 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming GO480-G1D6 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: H37 Springdale AR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,200 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:27 am from FYV, 10 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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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