# Accident 20160803012779A: Schweizer 269C-1, Jeanerette, LA, August 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Jeanerette, LA
- Airport: Gonzales
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GWLA
- Location: 29.9978° N, 91.4056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9978&lon=-91.4056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1549W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1549W-2019-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (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-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 900 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160803012779A

## Narrative

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

GULF COAST HELICOPTERS, INC. IS BASED OUT OF PEARLAND, TX.  AIRCRAFT N1549W WAS TEMPORARILY LOCATED AT LOUISIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT IN GONZALES (L38).  PIC CASEY ROBERT CLARK WAS TO INSPECT PIPELINES IN THIS AREA IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION TOWARD NEW IBERIA, LA.  REPORTS OF FINDINGS OR ABNORMALITIES ALONG THE PIPLINE, IF ANY, WERE RELAYED TO CUSTOMER.

## 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 CEN16FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA304), Aug 3, 2016: Schweizer 269C 1 (N1549W), Jeanerette, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of helicopter control for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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