# Accident 20230422004409A: Schweizer 269C, Springfield, TN, April 22, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2023, 13:30 local time
- Place: Springfield, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5011° N, 86.9648° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5011&lon=-86.9648&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789LH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N789LH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-D1A (registry code 42300, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-d1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 269C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,128 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230422004409A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/22/2023 A ROTORCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD-ROBERTSON COUNTY AIRPORT (M91) DUE TO A REPORTED LOSS OF ROTOR RPM. REPORTED THAT ROTORCRAFT SUSTAINED TAIL BOOM DAMAGE UPON IMPACT WITH GROUND. NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA23LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA205), Apr 22, 2023: Schweizer 269C (N789LH), Springfield, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N789LH (1)

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

- [Incident 20160531006359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160531006359I), May 31, 2016: Schweizer 269C (N789LH), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. On 05/31/2016 at approximately 1020 local time N789LH while practicing an "auto rotation" maneuver handed hard onto taxiway papa at Alliance Fort Worth airport…

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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