# NTSB investigations: Schweizer 269C: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA22LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA290.md): Schweizer 300 C · Boonville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 23, 2022 · N2158T · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter’s impact with a non-biological object, which resulted in substantial damage to a main rotor blade.
- [NTSB GAA18CA539](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA539.md): Schweizer 269C · Delaware, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 3, 2018 · N139JS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA14CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA080.md): Schweizer 269C · White Plains, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 28, 2013 · N2056J · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent loss of control
- [NTSB CEN13LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA431.md): Schweizer 269C · Gary, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 2013 · N7507A · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the engine connecting rod due to fatigue.
- [NTSB ERA13LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA314.md): Sikorsky 269C · Burnham, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 2013 · N888ZW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain yaw control while operating out of ground effect at a low airspeed, which resulted in the loss of tail rotor effectiveness, an uncontrolled descent, and an in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB WPR12CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA100.md): Schweizer 269C · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 11, 2012 · N20536 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the known wind conditions during a hovering maneuver, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and directional control.
- [NTSB CEN11LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA397.md): Schweizer 269C · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2011 · N2077E · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate recovery from an autorotation and the CFI's delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB WPR11CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA250.md): Schweizer 269C · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 4, 2011 · N6128U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain while attempting a transition from hovering flight to forward flight over a mesa in windy, downdraft conditions.
- [NTSB ERA10CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA399.md): Schweizer 269C · Baldwin, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 4, 2010 · N6143K · Substantial damage
  > A loss of tail rotor effectiveness during a hover.
- [NTSB LAX08CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA138.md): Schweizer 300C · Ogden, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 2, 2008 · N1510A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot under instruction's encounter with a settling with power condition, and the flight instructor's failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm during the subsequent go-around. Also causal was the instructor pilot's delayed remedial action during the…
- [NTSB LAX08CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA069.md): Schweizer 269C · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 29, 2008 · N958CP · Substantial damage
  > The certificated flight instructor's delayed remedial action, and inadequate supervision while landing on a pinnacle. Factors contributing to the accident were the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing, and the student's failure to maintain rotor rpm.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8059502')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '470' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence?model=8059502

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