# Accident 20180124001169A: Schweizer 269C-1, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, January 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2018, 17:05 local time
- Place: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BY8S
- Location: 26.1206° N, 80.1400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1206&lon=-80.1400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3947C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3947C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-G1A (registry code 41898, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-g1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 269C-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360-G1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 360 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180124001169A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON DEPARTURE FROM A DOWNTOWN HELIPORT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND MADE AND CRASH LANDED ON THE STREET BELOW DAMAGING THE HELICOPTER.

## 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 ERA18LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA068), Jan 24, 2018: Schweizer 269C (N3947C), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to a stuck intake valve on the No. 4 cylinder.

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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