# Accident 20250314003949A: Schweizer 269C, Mogadore, OH, March 14, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2025, 07:09 local time
- Place: Mogadore, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0607° N, 81.3754° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0607&lon=-81.3754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262LH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262LH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-D1A (registry code 41893, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-d1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 269C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360-D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250314003949A

## Narrative

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

ON 03/14/2025 AT 0704EDT A SCHWEIZER, MODEL 269C HELICOPTER DEPARTED MEDINA COUNTY AIRPORT (1G5) APPROXIMATELY 0617 LOCAL TIME ENROUTE TO WADSWORTH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (3G3) AND TOOK 43 GALLONS OF AVGAS FROM THE SELF-SERVICE PUMPS THERE. THE HELICOPTER THEN DEPARTED 3G3 AT APPROXIMATELY 0647 ENROUTE TO PORTAGE COUNTY AIRPORT (POV). THE ADS-B TRACK SHOWS THE HELICOPTER FLYING SOUTH FOR A SHORT TIME FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST THEN TURNING NORTHEAST TOWARDS AKRON FULTON AIRPORT (AKR). THE TRACK WENT OVER (AKR) PROCEEDING NORTHEAST TO JUST SOUTH OF THE MOGADORE RESERVOIR WHERE ADS-B AND WITNESSES SAW THE HELICOPTER MAKE AT LEAST ONE TURN OVER THE DAM. THE HELICOPTER THEN PROCEEDED NORTHEAST AGAIN AT LOW ALTITUDE WHEN IT STRUCK THE NEUTRAL/STATIC LINE OF THE POWER TRANSMISSION WIRES RUNNING ACROSS THE RESERVOIR. THE WIRE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET OVER THE WATER. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO LOSE ALTITUDE RESULTING IN LARGE FLASH BEFORE DESCENDING IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE INTO THE WATER. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST IN ABOUT 2O FEET OF WATER ABOUT 200 FEET FROM THE NORTH SHORE OF THE RESERVOIR, WHICH WAS ABOUT 500 FEET WIDE AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. THE ELEVATION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS ABOUT 1080 FEET. THERE WAS ONE INDIVIDUAL ON BOARD, THE PILOT, WHO SUSTAINED FATAL 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 ERA25LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA144), Mar 14, 2025: Schweizer 269C (N262LH), Mogadore, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to fly at low altitude, at night, and over water, which resulted in the helicopter’s collision with power lines.

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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