- Date
- October 18, 1992, 21:10 local (Oct 19, 1992, 01:10 UTC)
- Place
- Baltimore, MD
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6132ESchweizer 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921018042379A
- Case key
- 37240
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Probable cause
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.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The Baltimore police deptartment pilot was supporting units on the ground, and after completing an assignment, he started a climb. During a climb through approximately 200 feet AGL, a loss of engine power occurred over a high density residential area. While maneuvering to avoid obstacles during an autorotation, he lost rotor RPM and made a hard landing in a street intersection. The engine was test run satisfactorily and the cause of the power loss was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6132E
- Reported as
- Schweizer 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- S1583
- Airframe hours
- 1,070
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-D1A, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Public use
- Operator
- Baltimore City Police Dept.
- Registered owner
- Baltimore City Police Dept.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 14, 1992 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- MTN · Baltimore, MD
- Destination
- MTN
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11,958 total · 8,780 in this make and model · 11,800 as pilot in command · 96 in the last 90 days · 39 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BWI, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.