# Accident 20150701009499A: Schweizer 269C, Newberg, OR, July 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2015, 22:10 local time
- Place: Newberg, OR
- Airport: Chehalem Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3292° N, 123.0697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3292&lon=-123.0697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2096W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2096W-2018-03-20) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 354 total, 160 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150701009499A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING NIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN STUDENT TRAINING, HELICOPTER EXPERIENCE AN ANOMALLY ON DOWNWIND LEG TURNING TO LEFT BASE. HELICOPTER RAPIDILY DESCENDED ON BASE LEG INTO A FIELD IN THE DARK. WITNESS HEARD MAIN ROTOR BLADES FLUTTER, ENGINE RPM REV UP ANDA LOUD SQUEAL FOLLOWED BY A THUD. HELICOPTER LANDED HARD ON TAIL AND BELLY IN A FIELD AND MAIN ROTORS FLEXED DOWN ON IMPACT AND CUT OPEN TOP OF COCKPIT. HELICOPTER BOUNCED FORWARD 20 FT  AND ROTATED 180 DEGREES FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT PATH. HELICOPTER CAUGHT FIRE, BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED WITH 2 SOULS ONBOARD.

## 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 WPR15FA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA205), Jul 2, 2015: Schweizer 269C (N2096W), Newberg, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of translation/rotational power between the engine and the transmission due to the severe wear of the forward spline portion of the lower coupling drive shaft. The reason for the severe wear…

## Other reports on N2096W (1)

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

- [Accident 20060515030499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060515030499A), May 15, 2006: Hughes 269C (N2096W), Boise, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) During an FAR 141 training flight, the instructor pilot and the student pilot performed a simulated engine out autorotation training maneuver. 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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