# Accident 20090613047279A: Schweizer 269C-1, Titusville, FL, June 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2009, 09:15 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5147° N, 80.7992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5147&lon=-80.7992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1565B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1565B-2011-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 269C-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 105 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090613047279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT PRACTICING FOR A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT CHECK. DURING HOVERING MANUVERING THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE AND THE RIGHT SKID CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 ERA09CA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA349), Jun 13, 2009: Schweizer 269C-1 (N1565B), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during hover, resulting in a rollover.

## Other reports on N1565B (1)

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

- [Incident 20070206000549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070206000549I), Feb 6, 2007: Hughes 269C1 (N1565B), Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) During second instructional flight, student was attempting to hover. Aircraft started an abrupt left rotation. Instructor took the controls but was…

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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