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| Date: | Thursday 19 August 1965 |
| Time: | 20:50 |
| Type: |  Helio H-391B Courier |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N4132D |
| MSN: | 079 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Mead, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
pilot continued a VFR flight into adverse weather conditions, low ceiling, rain and thunderstorm activity, in flight the wing separated from airframe due to overload failure and the aircraft was destroyed by post-impact fire.
Pilot (55) died
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
http://flyhelio.com/smf/index.php?topic=727.msg3706#msg3706
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Nov-2010 15:10 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jun-2017 19:02 | Djohn | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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