# Accident 20150918016019A: Schweizer 269C, Forest Grove, OR, September 18, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2015, 08:04 local time
- Place: Forest Grove, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JYKG
- Location: 45.5397° N, 123.1142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5397&lon=-123.1142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N290R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N290R-2020-10-03) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 805 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150918016019A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER, N290R, DEPARTED A 137 BASE IN FOREST GROVE, OREGON AT APPROXIMATELY 08:04 LOCAL TIME TO FERRY THE HELICOPTER TO A FIELD ABOUT 1 MILE TO THE NORTH.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE HELICOPTER CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AND 40 KNOTS. PILOT STATED THE HELICOPTER BEGAN LOSING LIFT. THE PILOT STATED SHE PULLED UP ON THE COLLECTIVE TO TRY TO STOP THE DESCENT. THE PILOT STATED THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED TO LOSE LIFT AND IMPACTED A ROW OF BERRIES.  THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

THE PILOT WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET NOR ANY TYPE OF HEARING PROTECTION. THE PILOT STATED SHE PUTS ON THE HELMET AND MASK PRIOR TO SPRAYING BUT FOR FERRYING THE AIRCRAFT, SHE DOES NOT WEAR THE HELMET SO SHE HAS BETTER PERIPHERAL VISION FOR THE CREW.

WAITING AS OF 10-06-15 FOR HELICOPTER MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVES FOR MECHANICAL INVESTIGATION OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR15LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA261), Sep 18, 2015: Schweizer 269C (N290R), Forest Grove, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have…

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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