# Incident 20151003019329I: Schweizer 269C, Las Vegas, NV, October 3, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2015, 09:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N557DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N557DC) (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: 632 total, 40 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151003019329I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CONDUCTED AN AERIAL PHOTO FLIGHT OF ANOTHER HELICOPTER THAT WAS IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED SHE HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING ALTITUDE AND CONDUCTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A DESERT WASH BED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. BOTH BLADES OF THE TAIL ROTOR SUSTAINED TIP DAMAGED AND THE TAIL ROTOR GUARD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER OCCURRED. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED BY EITHER THE PILOT OR PHOTOGRAPHER ON BOARD. NO POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED.

## Other reports on N557DC (3)

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

- [Accident 20180613007719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180613007719A), Jun 13, 2018: Schweizer 269C (N557DC), North Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. On June 13, 2018 at approximately 1146 PST, at North Las Vegas airport (kvgt), a 1993 Schweizer 269C sustained substantial damage due to ground resonance. The…
- [Incident 20081126854739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081126854739I), Nov 26, 2008: Hughes 269C (N557DC), Miami, FL, No damage. (-23) During a 14CFR 141 training flight the instructor pilot heard a bang (pop) sound from engine and noticed an engine RPM drop. The engine was running rough…
- [Accident 19971014046019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971014046019A), Oct 14, 1997: Hughes 269C (N557DC), Grand Forks, ND, No damage. (-23) The private pilot was conducting a solo cross-country night flight operation in preparation for his commercial helicopter rating. He departed Grand Forks…

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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