# Accident 20040219018459A: Scwzer 269D, San Antonio, TX, February 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2004, 03:00 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Stinson Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3394° N, 98.4742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3394&lon=-98.4742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N255TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255TP-2004-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269D (registry code 8059501, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER 269D
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04GA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04GA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040219018459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE HELICOPTER LOST POWER. PILOT MANEUVERED HELICOPTER OVER SOME POWER LINES WHICH DEPLETED HIS AIR SPEED. HELICOPTER CRASHED-LANDED IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. NO INJURIES TO FLIGHT CREW, NO FIRE AND NO NMAC. THE HELICOPTER WAS PUBLIC USE ONLY. AN M OR D WILL BE SUBMITTED BY MANUFACTURER.

## 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 FTW04GA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04GA076), Feb 19, 2004: Schweizer 269D (N255TP), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the axial movement of the compressor rotor blades contacting the compressor vanes resulting in a subsequent compressor stall. A contributing factor was the improper…

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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