# Accident 20241109019919A: Schweizer 269C-1, Boalsburg, PA, November 9, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2024, 09:30 local time
- Place: Boalsburg, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7901° N, 77.7735° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7901&lon=-77.7735&mi=10
- Aircraft: N504JN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N504JN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C-1 (registry code 8059504, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HO-360-C1A (registry code 42318, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-c1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 269C-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HO-360-C1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241109019919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED HOME LOCATION ENROUTE TO KUNV FBO WITH ALL INSTRUMENTS IN THE GREEN. THE PILOT PICKED UP A PASSENGER WITH A DESTINATION AT KRVL. DEPARTURE WAS TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH A SLOW CLIMB TO CLEAR THE MOUNTAIN. THE PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT DUE TO TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT. AS THE PILOT APPROACHED THE MOUNTAIN, HE INCREASED THROTTLE AND COLLECTIVE, HE THEN HEARD AN ENGINE NOISE THAT WAS NOT IDENTIFYABLE. THE ENGINE THEN BACKFIRED AND DID NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH POWER TO CLEAR THE HIGH SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO OVER THE LOW SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN.THE PILOT NOTICED A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CUL DE SAC WITH NO POWER REMAINING. THE TAIL ROTOR HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND THE PILOT SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND HE AND THE PASSENGER EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT.

DAMAGE INCLUDED THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES, A HOLE IN THE TAIL BOOM, 90 DEGREE GEARBOX AND BOTH FRONT AND REAR CROSSTUBES BENT.

THERE WERE NO AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES FOUND WITH THE ENGINE DURING THE INVESTIGATION.  AS A RESULT, CARBURATOR ICING MAY STILL HAVE CAUSED THE LOSS OF POWER EVEN WHEN THE PILOT APPROPRIATELY APPLIED CARBURATOR HEAT.

## 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 ERA25LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA044), Nov 10, 2024: Schweizer 269C-1 (N504JN), Boalsburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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