# Accident 20110821019859A: Schweizer HUGHES 269C, Mt. Clemens, MI, August 21, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2011, 13:35 local time
- Place: Mt. Clemens, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6083° N, 82.8356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6083&lon=-82.8356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7505B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7505B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer HUGHES 269C (registry code 8059500, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-hughes-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-D1A (registry code 41893, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-d1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360-D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,800 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA606](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA606) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110821019859A

## Narrative

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

INDIVIDUAL FELL FROM N49739, A BOEING AN75N1, WHILE ATTEMPTING AN AERIAL TRANSFER FROM THE BOEING TO N7505B DURING A SCHEDULED AERIAL TRANSFER ROUTINE DURING THE AIRSHOW AT SELFRIDGE ANGB.    DETAILS ON FILE IN NTSB REPORT NUMBER CEN11LA606A, ATQA REPORT NUMBER AGL2311018.

## 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 CEN11LA606](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA606), Aug 21, 2011: Schweizer Hughes 269C (N7505B), Mt. Clemens, MI, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The wing walker’s decision to release his grip of the airplane during an attempted aerial transfer from airplane to helicopter before both aircraft achieved the proper relative positioning for the…

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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