# Accident 20090905019529A: Schwei 269C, Pottsboro, TX, September 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2009, 15:15 local time
- Place: Pottsboro, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8828° N, 96.6289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8828&lon=-96.6289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N626LH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N626LH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-D1A (registry code 41839, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-d1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEI 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA575](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA575) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090905019529A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN LAKE TEXOMA NEAR GRAND PAPPY POINT ON 09/05/2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:15.  THE ENGINE LOST POWER AS THE HELICOPTER WAS CLIMBING BETWEEN 350 TO 450 ABOVE THE LAKE.  HELICOPTER LANDED IN LAKE AFTER ENGINE POWER LOSS.  NTSB/LYCOMING/FAA INVESTIGATION WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE "CAUSE" OF ENGINE POWER LOSS.

## 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 CEN09LA575](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA575), Sep 5, 2009: Schweizer 269C (N626LH), Preston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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