# Accident 20130723013379A: Schweizer 269C, Gary, SD, July 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2013, 15:15 local time
- Place: Gary, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7931° N, 96.4575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7931&lon=-96.4575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7507A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7507A-2018-05-31) (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-D1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA431) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130723013379A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 23, 2014 A PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS DEPARTED IN A SCHWEIZER 269C HELICOPTER FROM THE CANBY, MN AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS LOCAL FOR SOME LOCAL FLYING. AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 HOURS, 10 MILES NORTHWEST FROM CNB THE PILOT STATED HE STARTED HIS DECENT FROM APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET AGL WHEN AT 200-300 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPLAINED ENGINE PROBLEM. THE PILOT STATED HE EXECUTED AN AUTO ROTATION LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE DOWNWARD SLOPE OF A SMALL HILL. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT SLID A FEW FEET, TURNED SIDEWAYS AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT.

THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGERS SAFELY EGRESSED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SEAT SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER RIGHT SHOULDER AND COLLAR BONE, WHILE THE PILOT AND CHILD WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN13LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA431), Jul 23, 2013: Schweizer 269C (N7507A), Gary, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine connecting rod due to fatigue.

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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