# Accident 20120524009449A: Schweizer 269C, Piney Flats, TN, May 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2012, 17:00 local time
- Place: Piney Flats, TN
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4108° N, 82.3511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4108&lon=-82.3511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N760DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N760DA-2018-06-26) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 967 total, 586 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA368) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120524009449A

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION: APPROACH WAS BEING MADE TO HOME HELIPORT WHEN A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION CAUSED A HIGH PITCH WHINE AND LOSS OF TAILROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. FULL AUTOROTATION WAS INITIATED ENDING IN A HARD LANDING AND AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.  CAUSAL FACTORS: APPARENT FAILURE OF A TAILROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM COMPONENT.  RECOMMENDATIONS:  NONECOMMENTS: NONE

## 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 ERA12LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA368), May 24, 2012: Schweizer 269C (N760DA), Piney Flats, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic’s improper maintenance of the main transmission aft pinion nut and belt drive system, which resulted in the uncoupling of the tail rotor driveshaft and the subsequent loss of helicopter…

## Other reports on N760DA (1)

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

- [Incident 19930318052639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930318052639I), Mar 18, 1993: Hughes 269C (N760DA), Evand, NY. Narrative: on March 18, 1993, at 1500 EST, a Schweizer H-300C helicopter, N760DA, registered to erie county sheriff dept. Made an emergency landing on to a…

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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