# NTSB ANC26LA068: Schweizer 269C, N907AL, Skwentna, AK, July 5, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: July 5, 2026, 15:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Coordinates: 62.4968, -151.45818
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4968&lon=-151.4582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203328
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA068
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203328/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA068

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Schweizer 269C, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=8059502), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N907AL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N907AL), registered now, S/N S1742, built 1996 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 269C
- Registry model: [Schweizer 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (registry code 8059502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming HIO-360-D1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-d1a) (registry code 41893, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: S1742
- Year built: 1996
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Tjm Ventures Inc
- Registered owner: Tjm Ventures Inc
- Departed: NONE, Chelatna Lake, AK
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: NONE, Private Helipad

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 29.92 inHg
- Observed at: PATK, 39 nm away
- METAR: METAR PATK 052253Z 21006KT 10SM FEW035 BKN070 OVC085 17/11 A2992 RMK AO2 RAB15E43 SLP135 P0001 T01670106 $

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260705007569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260705007569A), Jul 5, 2026: Schweizer 269C, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. On an approximately 1 mile final, at 500'-600' AGL, pilot performed pre-landing checks and noticed abnormally high oil pressure reading. Oil pressure gauge…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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