Helio H-550A Stallion crash, Jun 30, 1988 (1 killed), Per...
Helio H-550A Stallion accident on June 30, 1988 near Perris Valley, California, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Failure of the electrical...
- Date: June 30, 1988
- Aircraft: Helio H-550A Stallion
- Location: Perris Valley, California, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure of the electrical stabilizer trim control produced an uncommanded full nose down trim input (NTSB LAX88FA241).
A Helio H550A Stallion (N9991F) had just dropped skydivers at Perris Valley, California, on 30 June 1988 and was descending for another load when a radar service ended below 4000 feet. It went into a steep nose down attitude, hit a camping trailer and a building under construction, and the pilot was killed.