# Accident 20250228013759A: Schweizer 269C-1, Alvord, TX, February 28, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2025, 16:20 local time
- Place: Alvord, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3870° N, 97.7317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3870&lon=-97.7317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2027T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2027T) (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: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250228013759A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 28, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1620 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A SCHWEIZER 269C-1, LOST POWER AND AUTO ROTATED INTO A PASTURE BEFORE FLIPPING OVER AND COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MINUTES AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FT AGL THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS POWER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE CYCLED THE THROTTLE A COUPLE OF TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE. THE PILOT MADE A SLIGHT LEFT TURN AND AIMED FOR AN EMPTY FIELD TO PERFORM AN AUTOROTATION. APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE PILOT FLARED. THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS A BIT TOO FAR TAIL DOWN AND STARTED TO TIP FORWARD. AT WHICH POINT, THE ROTOR ARCH TOUCHED THE GROUND AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

KDLF 282155Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 25/02 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02530020

## 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 CEN25LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA107), Feb 28, 2025: Schweizer 269C-1 (N2027T), Alvord, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for a reason that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N2027T (1)

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

- [Incident 19961107034869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961107034869I), Nov 7, 1996: Hughes 269C (N2027T), Boise, ID, Minor damage. Narrative: the student was returning from a solo cross-country training flight. He experienced a high rate of descent and a high airspeed on his approach to…

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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