# NTSB investigations: Schweizer 269C, 2003

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 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 DEN03LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA115.md): Schweizer 269C · Bountiful, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 2003 · N3623U · Substantial damage
  > the pilot not maintaining aircraft control during the aerial taxi. Factors contributing to the accident were the oscillating cyclic, the pilot's diverted attention, and the gusting crosswind.
- [NTSB NYC03LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA106.md): Schweizer 269C · New Canaan, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 2003 · N109JS · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate annual inspection performed by maintenance facility personnel, which resulted in a failure of a fuel system bellcrank. Factors were the subsequent inadequate inspections by other maintenance personnel and the pilot.
- [NTSB LAX03FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA060.md): Schweizer 269C · Collinsville, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 2003 · N98TH · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm during the subsequent autorotation. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable nature of the terrain for a forced landing.

## 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") = 2003
  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=2003

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