# Accident 20100804042899A: Schweizer 269C, Jacksonville, FL, August 4, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2010, 11:15 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NDFG
- Location: 30.3111° N, 81.9467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3111&lon=-81.9467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6143K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6143K-2013-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,098 total, 878 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA399) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100804042899A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED WHILE IN A HOVER THE TAIL BEGAN TO WHIP AROUND TO THE RIGHT. HE CORRECTED BY ADDING LEFT PEDAL BUT IT DID NOT STOP ROTATING. THE HELICOPTER THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE 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 ERA10CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA399), Aug 4, 2010: Schweizer 269C (N6143K), Baldwin, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of tail rotor effectiveness during a hover.

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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