# Incident 19930318052639I: Hughes 269C, Evand, NY, March 18, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1993, 15:04 local time
- Place: Evand, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N760DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N760DA-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930318052639I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 20120524009449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120524009449A), May 24, 2012: Schweizer 269C (N760DA), Piney Flats, TN, Substantial damage. Description: approach was being made to home heliport when a mechanical malfunction caused a high pitch whine and loss of tailrotor effectiveness. Full…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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