# NTSB Accident ANC97LA128
> **Helio H-295** · 1997-08-23 · FORT YUKON, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97LA128
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08537
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-23
- **Location:** FORT YUKON, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 66.560111, -145.250854
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Helio
- **Model:** H-295
- **Registration:** N6465V
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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