# NTSB investigations: Schweizer 269C: In flight collision with object

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 CHI98LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA332.md): Schweizer 269C · Decker, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1998 · N75068 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance resulting in a collision with a fence.
- [NTSB CHI98LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA021.md): Schweizer 269C · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 1997 · N557DC · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in a low fuel state, and his inability to see the wire which the helicopter contacted. Factors associated to the accident were the precautionary landing, the dark night conditions, and the wire which…
- [NTSB CHI95LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA222.md): Hughes 269C · Crete, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1995 · N88007 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the runway marker.
- [NTSB CHI93LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA208.md): Hughes 269 · Valley City, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 1993 · N213MS · Substantial damage
  > the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain clearance from a tree during an aerial application manuever.
- [NTSB FTW90FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA111.md): Schweizer 269C · Tallulah, LA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 30, 1990 · N431MS · Destroyed
  > Loss of control due to a multiple bird strike and incorrect control inputs by the pilot in the flare. Contributing factors were the bird strike induced vibrations and the main rotor blade contact with the tail rotor drive shaft.
- [NTSB SEA89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA052.md): Schweizer 269C · Forrest Grove, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1989 · N7505Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of his altitude and clearance while attempting to sling-load a trailer.

## 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_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8059502&occurrence=220

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