# Accident 19970319003379A: Hughes 269C, Cleveland, OH, March 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1997, 23:13 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5198° N, 81.6806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5198&lon=-81.6806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N892CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N892CP-2017-07-06) (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 HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97GA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97GA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970319003379A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT. POLICE PATROL . AUTOROTATED INTO PARKING LOT. ROD BOLT FAILURE. NR2 CYL SEPARATED. (-23) ON MARCH 19, 1997, AT 2313 EST, A SCHWEITZER 269C, N892CP, REGISTERED TO THE CITY OF CLEVELAND, OPERATED BY THE CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT, EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT POWER LOSS, WHILE IN A CRUISE CONFIGURATION, DURING A ROUTINE PATROL. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS EXECUTED IN A VACANT PARKING LOT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PILOT AND HIS OBSERVOER RECEIVED NO INJURIES.  THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND ROTORCRAFT RATINGS.  THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED EARLIER FROM BURKE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT, CLEVELAND, OH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD97GA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97GA054), Mar 20, 1997: Schweizer 269C (N892CP), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The engine failure from the rod cap bolt being sheared and the separation of the number two cylinder separating from the crankcase.

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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