# Accident 20101016047619A: Schweizer 269C, Englewood, CO, October 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Centenial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5656° N, 104.8389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5656&lon=-104.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20130 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 269C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 35 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101016047619A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/16/2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 LCL, A SCHWEIZER HELECOPTER SUSSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING NEAR CENTENIAL AIRPORT (KAPA) ONE PERSON ON BOARD NO INJURIES, DAY VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN11CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA022), Oct 16, 2010: Schweizer 269C (N20130), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter during landing.

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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