# Accident 20240727012409A: Schweizer 269C-1, West Carthage, NY, July 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2024, 12:42 local time
- Place: West Carthage, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9671° N, 75.6210° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9671&lon=-75.6210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61486, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61486) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360 series (registry code 41513, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 269C-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240727012409A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING LOW ALTITUDE NEAR A CLEARING.  AIRCFRAFT LOSS LIFT, IMPACTED TREES, AND CAME TO REST.  INVESTIGATION SHOWED BLOCKED FUEL VENT.  AIRCRAFT AND PILOT LOGS WERE REQUESTED AND NOT PROVIDED.  LAST RECORDED MEDICAL CERTIFICATE THIRD CLASS WAS 01/17/2011.

AIRMAN WAS NOT A CERTIFICATED ROTORCRAFT PILOT, BUT DID HOLD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 ERA24FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA326), Jul 27, 2024: Schweizer 269C (N61486), West Carthage, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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