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Incident

FAA incident report · Hughes 269C · Evand, NY · March 18, 1993

Date: March 18, 1993 · 15:04 local
Place: Evand, NY
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N760DA
Reported as: Hughes 269C
Reported engine: Lycoming HIO360A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total1,500 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N760DARegistration cancelled Jun 26, 2018 · Schweizer 269CS/N S1326 · Built 1988 Airframe modelSchweizer 269C Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on March 18, 1993, at 1500 EST, a Schweizer H-300C helicopter, N760DA, registered to erie county sheriff dept. Made an emergency landing on to a frozen lake due to low pressure while on routine patrol, visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time but no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was not damaged and the pilot capt. kevin caffery, and his observer was not injured. The flight originated in buffalo, NY. Investigation into the engine failure is in progress. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 18, 1993, AT 1500 EST, A SCHWEIZER H-300C HELICOPTER, N760DA, REGISTERED TO ERIE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPT. MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON TO A FROZEN LAKE DUE TO LOW PRESSURE WHILE ON ROUTINE PATROL, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME BUT NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THE PILOT CAPT. KEVIN CAFFERY, AND HIS OBSERVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN BUFFALO, NY. INVESTIGATION INTO THE ENGINE FAILURE IS IN PROGRESS. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

Other reports on N760DA · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20120524009449ALanding: Touchdown · Piney Flats, TNDescription: approach was being made to home heliport when a mechanical malfunction caused a high pitch whine and loss of tailrotor effectiveness. Full autorotation was initiated ending in a hard landing and aircraft damage. Causal factors: apparent failure…May 24, 2012 · Substantial damage