# NTSB CEN17WA380: Schweizer 269C, Locarno, Switzerland, February 7, 2017

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 7, 2017, 10:16 local (10:16 UTC)
- Place: Locarno, Switzerland
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96527
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA380
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96527/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA380

## 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 (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On February 7, 2017, about 1016 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Schweizer 269C helicopter, Swiss registration HB-XFQ, conducted a precautionary landing near Locarno (LSZL), Switzerland, after the engine oil pressure was at minimum pressure and the oil temperature was at maximum temperature. There were no injuries to the pilots who were on an instructional flight.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of Switzerland. Further information may be obtained from: Swiss Transportation Investigation Safety Board CH-3003 Bern Switzerland Phone: +41 58 466 33 00 Fax: +41 58 466 33 01 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swiss Transportation Safety Board.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HB-XFQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 269C
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial

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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