# FAA incident reports: Schweizer 269C A list on [Schweizer 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c.md). Matched to the registry by N-number and event date, newest first. Page 1 of 4 · 154 reports - [Accident 20260705007569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260705007569A.md): Schweizer 269C · Talkeetna, AK · Jul 5, 2026 · N907AL · Substantial damage > On an approximately 1 mile final, at 500'-600' AGL, pilot performed pre-landing checks and noticed abnormally high oil pressure reading. Oil pressure gauge needle was "pegged" beyond the red line. Stated oil temp gauge was higher than normal but at top of the… - [Accident 20250314003949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250314003949A.md): Schweizer 269C · Mogadore, OH · Mar 14, 2025 · N262LH · Substantial damage · 1 fatal > 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… - [Accident 20241002018379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241002018379A.md): Schweizer 269C · Montrose, CO · Oct 2, 2024 · N656RB · Substantial damage > On 10/02/2024, a pilot flying a Schweizer 269C helicopter with a registration number of [privacy data omitted] was taking [privacy data omitted] on a flight departing from the Montrose Regional Airport in Montrose, Colorado. The pilot took off from the… - [Accident 20230701007619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230701007619A.md): Schweizer 269C · Macclenny, FL · Jul 1, 2023 · N9WZ · Substantial damage > Pilot stated they started the helicopter and thought they felt something then lowered the collective, performe a magneto check and checked gauges, felt for vibration and listened for malfunction and everything seemed to be in order. The pilot states then they… - [Accident 20230422004409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230422004409A.md): Schweizer 269C · Springfield, TN · Apr 22, 2023 · N789LH · Substantial damage > On 04/22/2023 a rotorcraft crashed in a field south of Springfield-robertson county airport (M91) due to a reported loss of rotor RPM. Reported that rotorcraft sustained tail boom damage upon impact with ground. No injuries. - [Accident 20220623010981A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220623010981A.md): Schweizer 269C · Elkin, NC · Jun 23, 2022 · N2158T · Substantial damage > At 1055AM on June 23 2022 aircraft was at a 1500 MSL (500-600) AGL 3.5 Ese of kzef. 36.26N/80.72W. 1,037FT gnd elev. After departure the aircraft impacted a drone hovering in its path. The drone impacted the helicopter main rotor blade and disintegrated. The… - [Accident 20201107014879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201107014879A.md): Schweizer 269C · Bowman, ND · Nov 7, 2020 · N2081G · Substantial damage > The pilot stated had was hovering and looking for a place to set down. He then saw a place he thought was suitable and landed. He stated as he landed the skid went into a rut he didn't see and began to roll. Before he could recover, the aircraft rolled over… - [Accident 20200623011299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200623011299A.md): Schweizer 269C · Las Vegas, NV · Jun 23, 2020 · N202CC · Substantial damage > Aircraft departed the north Las Vegas airport for a part 61 training flight. After conducting flight training west of Las Vegas, Nevada, the CFI had the student fly to the area of red rock canyon for the purpose of orientation. The CFI then had the student… - [Accident 20200621005859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200621005859A.md): Schweizer 269C · Sheffield, TX · Jun 21, 2020 · N298TH · Substantial damage > On June 21, 2020, a Schweizer 269C bearing the registration number N298TH hit a fence while hovering. The helicopter impacted terrain resulting in substantial damage to main rotor blades, windshield, and door post. No injuries were reported. - [Incident 20190524011159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190524011159I.md): Schweizer 269C · Riverside, CA · May 24, 2019 · N269P · Minor damage > This part 91 flight was intended to be a supervised solo in the traffic pattern. Reported winds 290/05 knots. Student and CFI performed three dual traffic patterns to the Riverside airport (ral) runway 16 helicopter practice area. The student pilot and her… - [Accident 20180613007719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180613007719A.md): Schweizer 269C · North Las Vegas, NV · Jun 13, 2018 · N557DC · Substantial damage > On June 13, 2018 at approximately 1146 PST, at North Las Vegas airport (kvgt), a 1993 Schweizer 269C sustained substantial damage due to ground resonance. The aircraft was parked on the south ramp in a marked helicopter pad where the pilot was preparing to… - [Accident 20170427021499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170427021499A.md): Schweizer 269C · Florance, AZ · Apr 27, 2017 · N521AR · Substantial damage > On April 27, 2017 at approximately 1000 MST, N521AR, a schweitzer 269C helicopter, serial number S1785, made a hard landing in a cow pasture near florence, AZ. The helicopter sustained substantial damage and the pilot, who was the sole occupant, sustained… - [Incident 20160531006359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160531006359I.md): Schweizer 269C · Fort Worth, TX · May 31, 2016 · N789LH · Minor damage > On 05/31/2016 at approximately 1020 local time N789LH while practicing an "auto rotation" maneuver handed hard onto taxiway papa at Alliance Fort Worth airport striking the tail rotor causing minor damage. - [Accident 20151221020709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151221020709A.md): Schweizer 269C · Warrenton, MO · Dec 21, 2015 · N292B · Destroyed > Pilot of N292B departed helisat flight training pad at approximately 21:15 CST on 12-21-15 for a night cross-country flight to a privately owned helipad close to waynesville, MO. The pilot stated that he checked the weather and that it was forecasted to be… - [Incident 20151003019329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151003019329I.md): Schweizer 269C · Las Vegas, NV · Oct 3, 2015 · N557DC · Minor damage > Helicopter conducted an aerial photo flight of another helicopter that was in flight. The pilot stated she had difficulty maintaining altitude and conducted a precautionary landing in a desert wash bed in mountainous terrain. Both blades of the tail rotor… - [Accident 20150918016019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150918016019A.md): Schweizer 269C · Forest Grove, OR · Sep 18, 2015 · N290R · Substantial damage > Helicopter, N290R, departed a 137 base in Forest Grove, Oregon at approximately 08:04 local time to ferry the helicopter to a field about 1 mile to the north. According to the pilot, the helicopter climbed to approximately 50 feet and 40 knots. Pilot stated… - [Accident 20150823019979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150823019979A.md): Schweizer 269C · Mesa, AZ · Aug 23, 2015 · N315TV · Destroyed > Pilot statement of accident, 8/23/15 "After a gecko 1 arrival southbound for csa ramp, the tower announced the winds were at 280 direction at 10 knots. I proceeded over the hangers and did a wide standard turn to the left, making my approach from the north… - [Accident 20150818012719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150818012719A.md): Schweizer 269C · North Las Vegas, NV · Aug 18, 2015 · N17YS · Substantial damage > On 8/18/2015, flight instructor and his student were practicing an autorotation at 4700 ft. when the engine quit and wouldn't restart. Helicopter continued autorotaing with no engine power and made a hard landing. Helicopter had substantual damage and student… - [Accident 20150701009499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150701009499A.md): Schweizer 269C · Newberg, OR · Jul 1, 2015 · N2096W · Destroyed · 2 fatal > While conducting night traffic pattern student training, helicopter experience an anomally on downwind leg turning to left base. Helicopter rapidily descended on base leg into a field in the dark. Witness heard main rotor blades flutter, engine RPM rev up… - [Incident 20150502011939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150502011939I.md): Schweizer 269C · Phoeix, AZ · May 2, 2015 · N890MW · No damage > Helicopter experienced rough running engine while transition phx sky harbor airspace enroute to a photo shoot. Pilot decided to execute a precautionary landing and requested to land at the Papago army field. After being cleared, he performed a normal landing… - [Accident 20140922017309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140922017309A.md): Schweizer 269C · Grand Forks, ND · Sep 22, 2014 · N1675U · Substantial damage > Weather was VMC with light to moderate headwinds for the runway. The flight was an instruction flight to prepare a commercial pilot for an additional flight instructor rating. The pilot and flight instructor were coming to the end of the flight period was… - [Accident 20140531009999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140531009999A.md): Schweizer 269C · Temple, TX · May 31, 2014 · N902CP · Destroyed > Following landing the helicopter entered ground resonance. Airman elected to keep the aircraft on the ground and retarded the throttle. Resonance resulted in the destruction of the aircraft. No injuries, post-crash fire, or fuel spill. - [Accident 20131228024809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131228024809A.md): Schweizer 269C · White Plains, NY · Dec 28, 2013 · N2056J · Substantial damage > On December 28, 2013 at approximately 08:35 hours local (13:35Z) a Schweizer 269C (helicopter), s/n S1820 registration N2056J, was conducting auto-rotation (power recovery) practice with one (1) certified flight instructor, and one (1) student pilot. The… - [Incident 20131110022889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131110022889I.md): Schweizer 269C · Laurel, MT · Nov 10, 2013 · N432MS · Minor damage > On 11/10/2013 at 1530, instructor and student after flight lesson proceeded with initial ground hover instruction during which the student applies sudden aft pressure entering a backwards tail low drift. During recovery aircraft was allowed to descend causing… - [Accident 20130723013379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130723013379A.md): Schweizer 269C · Gary, SD · Jul 23, 2013 · N7507A · Substantial damage > On July 23, 2014 a pilot and 2 passengers departed in a Schweizer 269C helicopter from the canby, MN airport at approximately 1500 hours local for some local flying. At approximately 1515 hours, 10 miles northwest from cnb the pilot stated he started his… - [Accident 20130703017269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130703017269A.md): Schweizer 269C · Burnham, ME · Jul 3, 2013 · N888ZW · Substantial damage > On July 3, 2013, about 1800 eastern daylight time, a Sikorsky aircraft corporation (formerly Schweizer aircraft corporation) 269C, N888ZW, registered to and operated by point of view helicopter services, LLC, collided with terrain near Burnham, Maine. Visual… - [Accident 20130622010149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130622010149A.md): Schweizer 269C · Medford, NJ · Jun 22, 2013 · N2091E · Substantial damage > The pilot was demonstrating a straight in autorotative descent with a power recovery to his nonpilot passenger. The pilot ran out of rotor RPM, forward airspeed and engine RPM at about 30' AGL and the helicopter landed hard substantially damaging it. - [Accident 20130501006319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130501006319A.md): Schweizer 269C · Hamilton, MT · May 1, 2013 · N322MH · Substantial damage > Instructor initiated a simulated engine failure at approximately 400 feet AGL. The student did not respond quickly enough in lowering the collective even though the instructor told him to twice. The instructor then took the controls in an attempt to recover… - [Accident 20120706011979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120706011979A.md): Schweizer 269C · Denton, TX · Jul 6, 2012 · N565LH · Substantial damage > On July 6, 2012 at 1620 local time N565LH, a HU-269C helicopter owned by longhorn helicopters inc crashed approximately 4 miles south of the Denton airport (dto) during a training flight. VMC conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was… - [Accident 20120602008889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120602008889A.md): Schweizer 269C · Broomfield, CO · Jun 2, 2012 · N2196F · Destroyed > On 6/2/12, at aproximately 1135 local (MDT), a Schweizer 300C, N2196F, registered to top flight rotors, was destroyed on the ramp at Rocky Mountain metro airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a local flight plan was used. The… - [Accident 20120524010079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120524010079A.md): Schweizer 269C · Asheville, NC · May 24, 2012 · N7505Y · Substantial damage > On may 24, 2012, N7505Y, a Schweizer 269C, helicopter operated by the owner and private pilot with a CFI on board was performing a "run on" landing at the Asheville Regional Airport, located in Asheville, NC. During the flair to landing the right skid… - [Accident 20120524009449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120524009449A.md): Schweizer 269C · Piney Flats, TN · May 24, 2012 · N760DA · Substantial damage > Description: approach was being made to home heliport when a mechanical malfunction caused a high pitch whine and loss of tailrotor effectiveness. Full autorotation was initiated ending in a hard landing and aircraft damage. Causal factors: apparent failure… - [Accident 20120211002499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120211002499A.md): Schweizer 269C · Las Vegas, NV · Feb 11, 2012 · N20536 · Substantial damage > Pilot stated that he was demonstrating a hovering turn around a point, described as being a car tire. As the aircraft entered a downwind condition the pilot lost control and the tailrotor made contact with the surface causing it to seperate from the tailboom.… - [Incident 20110905020609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110905020609I.md): Schweizer 269C · Orlando, FL · Sep 5, 2011 · N17YS · Minor damage > N17YS a Schweizer 269S rotorcraft piloted by a student pilot with a flight instructor onboard struck the tail rotor during auto-rotation, Orlando, FL. - [Accident 20110729017649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110729017649A.md): Schweizer 269C · Darlington, MD · Jul 29, 2011 · N39SH · Destroyed > N39SH was landing at one of the owners private heliports [privacy data omitted]. According to the pilot he touched down and reduced the collective and throttle. He was sitting on the ground at least a minute or more according to the pilot and [privacy data… - [Accident 20110703013639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110703013639A.md): Schweizer 269C · Fulshear, TX · Jul 3, 2011 · N72DC · Substantial damage > At approximately 1215 CDT, aircraft impacted the ground in a rice field 5.5 miles nw of covey trails airport (X09). Pilot states that he was performing aerial rice pollination by flying 2-3 feet above the rice around 20 KTS, up & down the fields. After about… - [Accident 20110614014709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110614014709A.md): Schweizer 269C · Grand Forks, ND · Jun 14, 2011 · N2077E · Substantial damage > During landing phase of simulated engine failure to termination with power two of the three main rotor blade tips contacted the tail boom. Damage to two blades and the tail boom. - [Accident 20110604010779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110604010779A.md): Schweizer 269C · Jean, NV · Jun 4, 2011 · N6128U · Substantial damage > Pilot conducted a pinnicle approach downwind. Upon attempting to hover aircraft pilot experienced settling with power. While executing a takeoff aircraft settled into rough terrain and rolled over resulting in substantial damage. - [Incident 20110313003809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110313003809I.md): Schweizer 269C · Orlando, FL · Mar 13, 2011 · N958CP · Minor damage > The tail rotor transmission driven spline retaining nut lost its torque and backed out, causing the tail rotor drive shaft to move forward until the forward tail rotor drive shaft retaining nut contacted the upper aft bearing of the drive pulley "h"-frame.… - [Accident 20100831042559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100831042559A.md): Schweizer 269C · Caldwell, ID · Aug 31, 2010 · N1534C · Substantial damage > [privacy data omitted] - [Accident 20100804042899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100804042899A.md): Schweizer 269C · Jacksonville, FL · Aug 4, 2010 · N6143K · Substantial damage > The pilot stated while in a hover the tail began to whip around to the right. He corrected by adding left pedal but it did not stop rotating. The helicopter then contacted the ground on the right hand side and rolled over. - [Accident 20100717045479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100717045479A.md): Schweizer 269C · Minden, NE · Jul 17, 2010 · N410JM · Substantial damage > Pilot and one passenger were on a cross-country flight from kearney, Nebraska, to Minden Nebraska, at a cruising altitiude of 400 feet AGL. Cruising speed was 60 to 65 KTS. The pilot felt a vibration and initiated an autorotation to a bean field. The… - [Accident 20100707041409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100707041409A.md): Schweizer 269C · Santa Rosa, NM · Jul 7, 2010 · N9421G · Substantial damage > On July 7, 2010 at 1800 MST, a Schweizer 269C, N9421G, sustained substantial damage as a result of a hard landing in Santa Rosa, NM, while on a cross country ferry flight to ogden, UT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan… - [Accident 20100404031119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100404031119A.md): Schweizer 269C · Morrison, CO · Apr 4, 2010 · N67TK · Substantial damage > On 4/4/2010 a Schweizer 269C crashed while attempting to do a Pinnacle approach and landing on mt Morrison Colorado. The pilot was being instructed by a CFI. The performance data for the altitude and temperature at the time of the accident revealed a Pinnacle… - [Incident 20091023021279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091023021279I.md): Hughes 269C · Las Vegas, NV · Oct 23, 2009 · N6128U · Minor damage > On October 23, 2009 helicopter Schweizer 269C, N612U left kvgt for flight training at approximately 11:45AM. Flight instructor and student pilot were practicing run on landing maneuvers when flight instructor took the controls and picked it up off the ground… - [Accident 20090926049759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090926049759A.md): Schweitzer 269C · Quarryville, PA · Sep 26, 2009 · N233JA · Substantial damage > During a hovering manuever, aircraft landing skid contacted a wooden statue, located adjacent to intended landing site, resulting in dynamic rollover. - [Accident 20090905019529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090905019529A.md): Schwei 269C · Pottsboro, TX · Sep 5, 2009 · N626LH · Substantial damage > Accident occurred in lake texoma near grand pappy point on 09/05/2009 at approximately 15:15. The engine lost power as the helicopter was climbing between 350 to 450 above the lake. Helicopter landed in lake after engine power loss. Ntsb/lycoming/faa… - [Accident 20090422004549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090422004549A.md): Hughes 269C · Las Vegas, NV · Apr 22, 2009 · N17YS · Substantial damage > (-23) On 4/22/2009, PIC [privacy data omitted] was demonstrating a pinnacle approach to his student within the foothills adjacent to the northwest practice area, and approximately 15 miles n/w of the north Las Vegas airport (vgt). PIC [privacy data omitted]… - [Incident 20081126854739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081126854739I.md): Hughes 269C · Miami, FL · Nov 26, 2008 · N557DC · No damage > (-23) During a 14CFR 141 training flight the instructor pilot heard a bang (pop) sound from engine and noticed an engine RPM drop. The engine was running rough and the pilot elected to perform an emergency landing at the boat ramp off highway 41 five miles… - [Accident 20080624841529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080624841529A.md): Hughes 269C · Buffalo, WY · Jun 24, 2008 · N432MS · Substantial damage > (-23)On a steep departure takeoff, aircraft lost rotor RPM because of a wind switch. Aircraft lost altitude and stuck vegetation. 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