# NTSB investigations: Schweizer 269C: In flight collision with terrain/water

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 SEA07CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA220.md): Hughes 269C · Three Forks, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 30, 2007 · N428MS · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during autorotation. The flight instructor's inadequate supervision was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI06CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA168.md): Schweizer 269C · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 17, 2006 · N1675U · Substantial damage
  > The dual student's failure to maintain rotor speed during the recovery from the intentional autorotation and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. Contributing factors were the flight crew's intentional autorotation and dual student's misjudged…
- [NTSB CHI04LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA015.md): Schweizer 269C · Fenton, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 2003 · N456JP · Substantial damage
  > The intentional low altitude flight maneuvering and the ostentatious display by the pilot. The water was a factor to the accident.
- [NTSB SEA03LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA151.md): Hughes 269C · Snohomish, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2003 · N53KF · Substantial damage
  > The dual students failure to maintain clearance from the terrain during the go-around from a simulated autorotational flare, and the instructor pilot's failure to take adequate remedial action to keep the dual student from allowing the aircraft to impact the…
- [NTSB CHI01FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA257.md): Schweizer 269C · Waterloo, IN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2001 · N6129M · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft control not maintained for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB SEA99FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA168.md): Schweizer 269C · Westport, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1999 · N383T · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain. Factors include low clouds and visibility and near-night light conditions.
- [NTSB NYC95TA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95TA190.md): Schweizer 269C · Baltimore, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 12, 1995 · N7511E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance which resulted in an inflight collision with the ground.
- [NTSB LAX95FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA033.md): Schweizer 269C · Valencia, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1994 · N60TA · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a dirt embankment while performing an undetermined maneuver.
- [NTSB MIA93LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA177.md): Schweizer 269C · Punta Gorda, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1993 · N95AF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's improper use of the flight controls (cyclic and collective pitch) during a simulated autorotation with turn, resulting in an in flight collision with terrain with the tail skid and tailrotor blades.
- [NTSB NYC92LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA165.md): Schweizer 269C · London, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1992 · N63SS · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to properly judge his altitude during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a tail rotor ground strike and roll over upon touchdown.
- [NTSB LAX91LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA391.md): Schweizer 269C · Kahului, HI · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1991 · N6128Q · Destroyed
  > The student pilot entry into an uncontrolled descent while attempting to perform an autorotation. The student pilot's lack of total experience was a factor in the accident.
- [NTSB MIA89LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA018.md): Schweizer 269C · Arcadia, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1988 · N75068 · Substantial damage
  > After making an apch to 'the numbers' on rwy 5, the plt decelerated the helicopter & began to air taxi to the refueling area. Subsquently, while decelerating and/or while taxiing, the tail rotor collided with terrain.

## 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" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8059502&occurrence=230

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