# Accident 20180714011209A: Schweizer 269D CONFIG A, Stewartstown, PA, July 14, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2018, 11:15 local time
- Place: Stewartstown, PA
- Airport: Shoestring
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7961° N, 76.6469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7961&lon=-76.6469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N411HU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N411HU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269D (registry code 8059501, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250 20&30 series (registry code 54584, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-20-30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 269D CONFIG A
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20W
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 75 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180714011209A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING N411HU A SCHWEIZER 269D WITH ONE PASSENGER AT SHOESTRING  AIRPORT (0P2). AFTER APPROACH ON RUNWAY 24 AND NEAR THE INTERSECTION AREA OF RUNWAYS 24 AND 33 THE HELICOPTER STARTED SPINNING IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION CONTACTED THE GROUND, COMPLETED A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 ERA18LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA192), Jul 14, 2018: Schweizer 269D (N411HU), Stewartstown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain yaw control while transitioning to an out of ground effect hover due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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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