# Accident 20190811017679A: Schweizer 269C-1, Allentown, PA, August 11, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2019, 14:48 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Lehigh Valley International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6522° N, 75.4406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6522&lon=-75.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1831A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1831A-2021-01-30) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 314 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190811017679A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER DEPARTED ABE HANGAR 7 HELO PAD FOR AIRWORK. AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DURING CLIMB OUT. HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED ENGINE ROUGHNESS  AND LOW ROTOR RPMS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A BUILDING NEAR THE ABE AIRPORT. PILOT DECLARED MAYDAY ON TOWER FREQUENCY PRIOR TO IMPACT. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED.

## 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 ERA19LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA245), Aug 11, 2019: Schweizer 269C (N1831A), Allentown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance of the helicopter’s magnetos, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to a failure of the left magneto and malfunction of the right…

## Other reports on N1831A (1)

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

- [Accident 20060713013349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060713013349A), Jul 13, 2006: Hughes 269C1 (N1831A), Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was out of trim, 3 ft hover height, loss of control of cyclic after control exchange. Aircraft dipped forward and the rotor blades impacted the…

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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