# Accident 20020609011649A: Scwzer 269D, Crawford, TX, June 9, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2002, 12:00 local time
- Place: Crawford, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5897° N, 97.3692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5897&lon=-97.3692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333UC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333UC-2006-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269D (registry code 8059501, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER 269D
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020609011649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 9, 2002 AT 12 CDT, A SCHWIEZER 269D, REGISTRATION NUMBER N333UC, OWNED BY SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION AND OPERATED BY RICHARD WARNER WALES,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGEDURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HIS AIRPORT, TE92 AT CRAWFORD, TX. THE PILOT RICHARDWARNER WALES, C ERTIFICATE NUMBER 1960474 AND THE PASSENGER, PATRICK GEORGE DONNEL WERE NOT INJURED. DAYTIME VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TE92 APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW02LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA179), Jun 9, 2002: Schweizer 269D (N333UC), Crawford, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as a result of the pilot's exceedence of the engine's temperature limits, resulting in the melting of blades on the first and second stage turbine wheels. A contributing…

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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