# Accident 20110604010779A: Schweizer 269C, Jean, NV, June 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2011, 10:30 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9167° N, 115.3167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9167&lon=-115.3167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6128U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6128U) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 31,000 total, 160 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110604010779A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONDUCTED A PINNICLE APPROACH DOWNWIND. UPON ATTEMPTING TO HOVER AIRCRAFT PILOT EXPERIENCED SETTLING WITH POWER. WHILE EXECUTING A TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO ROUGH TERRAIN AND ROLLED OVER RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR11CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA250), Jun 4, 2011: Schweizer 269C (N6128U), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain while attempting a transition from hovering flight to forward flight over a mesa in windy, downdraft conditions.

## Other reports on N6128U (1)

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

- [Incident 20091023021279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091023021279I), Oct 23, 2009: Hughes 269C (N6128U), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. On October 23, 2009 helicopter Schweizer 269C, N612U left kvgt for flight training at approximately 11:45AM. Flight instructor and student pilot were…

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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