# Accident 20180915013709A: Schweizer 269C-1, Granada Hills, CM, September 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2018, 19:32 local time
- Place: Granada Hills, CM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: G31S
- Location: 34.2858° N, 118.4944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2858&lon=-118.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2128T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2128T-2019-03-04) (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: 1,549 total, 842 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180915013709A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/15/18 N2128T HELICOPTER LOST PARTIAL POWER AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON KNOLLWOOD GOLF FINE MILES NORTH OF THE VAN NUYS AIRPORT. DUE TO THE SINK RATE THE LANDING WAS HARD RESULTING IN THE MAIN ROTOR SEVERING THE TAIL BOOM. THERE WERE NO INJURES TO THE CREW.

## 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 WPR18LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA265), Sep 15, 2018: Schweizer 300CBi 269C1 (N2128T), Granada Hills, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power that was the result of a loss of compression in the No. 1 and 4 cylinders due to damage and material separation from the exhaust valve heads, which resulted in a…

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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