# NTSB investigations: Schweizer 269C, 1992

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 NYC93LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA049.md): Schweizer 269C · Elmira, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 1992 · N6129Q · Substantial damage
  > An unstable touchdown which resulted in a rollover, inadequate supervision by the PIC, and failure of the PIC to take control of the helicopter in a timely manner. A factor related to the accident was the left seat pilot's lack of recent experience in…
- [NTSB CHI93GA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93GA046.md): Schweizer 269C · Kansas City, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Dec 2, 1992 · N640KC · Destroyed
  > The pilot-in-command's misjudging the distance during the autorotation.
- [NTSB NYC93GA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93GA025.md): Schweizer 269C · Baltimore, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Oct 19, 1992 · N6132E · Substantial damage
  > A power loss of undetermined origin. Factors related to the accident were the night conditions, the lack of a suitable landing area, and the inability of the pilot to maintain rotor RPM while maneuvering to avoid obstacles.
- [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 LAX92LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA333.md): Schweizer 269C · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1992 · N36225 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection by failing to untie the front skid tiedown rope.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1992
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8059502'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8059502&year=1992

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