# Accident 20200621005859A: Schweizer 269C, Sheffield, TX, June 21, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2020, 06:45 local time
- Place: Sheffield, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6539° N, 101.7875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6539&lon=-101.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N298TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N298TH-2026-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,440 total, 1,377 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200621005859A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 21, 2020, A SCHWEIZER 269C BEARING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER N298TH HIT A FENCE WHILE HOVERING.  THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED TERRAIN RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MAIN ROTOR BLADES, WINDSHIELD, AND DOOR POST. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 CEN20CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA240), Jun 21, 2020: Schweizer 269C (N298TH), Sheffield, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a fence while hovering.

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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