# Accident 20230710009279A: Schweizer 269C-1, Titusville, FL, July 10, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2023, 10:30 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Coast Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: HIAS
- Location: 28.5148° N, 80.7992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5148&lon=-80.7992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21409, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21409-2023-09-26) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230710009279A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT RETURN TO PARKING SPOT AFTER PERFORMING SOLO LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN FLIGHT. PILOT DECIDE TO PERFORM A “RPM CHECK” BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. INDICATED BY  PILOT STATEMENT OF EVENTS THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY  BECAME AIRBORNE AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 45 DEGREE TO THE LEFT AND 100 FEET AWAY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED. THE AIRCRAFT ROTOR SYSTEM MADE CONTACT WITH GROUND AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CEN23LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA301), Jul 10, 2023: Schweizer 269C-1 (N21409), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control while on the ground when his attention was diverted for post flight activities.

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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