# NTSB CEN09WA598: Schweizer 269C, Blackpool, United Kingdom, September 22, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 22, 2009, 11:04 local (11:04 UTC)
- Place: Blackpool, United Kingdom
- Coordinates: 53.781665, -3.061944 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.7817&lon=-3.0619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74785
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09WA598
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74785/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74785
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09WA598

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Emergency descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 22, 2009, at 1104 universal coordinated time, a Schweizer 269C helicopter, United Kingdom registered G-LINX, registered to Heli-Lynx Limited, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The accident flight originated from Blackpool. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of the United Kingdom. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Department for Transport Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1252 510300 Email: investigations@aaib.gov.uk

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-LINX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 269C (1)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 0239
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Heli-Lynx Limited
- Registered owner: Heli-Lynx Limited
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: Blackpool
- Destination: Blackpool
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 19 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Observed at: EGNH

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 28, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74785. 50 KB in all.

- See Factual Report (item 1, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40319218&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=See%20Factual%20Report-Master.PDF

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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