# Incident 19980523017959I: Schweizer 269C-1, Olallie Lake, OR, May 23, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: Olallie Lake, OR
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N61442, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61442-2003-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: LYC HO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 150 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980523017959I

## Narrative

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

LOST ALTITUDE AND POWER. LOW EXPERIENCE IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS DENSITY ALTITIUDE AND ROTOR ICING CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N61442 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030729016659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030729016659A), Jul 29, 2003: Hughes 269C1 (N61442), Scappoose, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted to depart from Scappoose, OR airport with 15 gallons of fuel and one pax on board. The pilot was unable to sustain hover flight due to a…

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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