# Accident 20101114052279A: Schweizer 269C, Broomfield, CO, November 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2010, 16:06 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9458° N, 105.0244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9458&lon=-105.0244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N299RJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 269C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 62 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101114052279A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/14/2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:00 LCL, A SCHWEZER 269C HELICOPTER LOST POWER OVER BROOMFIELD, CO WHILE ENROUTE TO ERIE, CO. PILOT PERFORMED A 180 AUTO-ROTATION AND THE HELICOPTER SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO HARD LANDING ON THE LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD. TWO PERSONS 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 CEN11CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA068), Nov 14, 2010: Schweizer 300C (N299RJ), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper execution of an autorotation, which…

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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