Schweizer 269C N75044
2 August 1989 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1989 at about 13:00 local time, a Schweizer 269C registered N75044, operated by Atlantic Leasing SER., Inc., was involved in an accident near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.9398, -75.1505
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 269C
- Registration
- N75044
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Atlantic Leasing SER., Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Quakertown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC89LA179
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: WATER IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SHORLTY AFTER DEPARTING PENNS LANDING HELIPORT AT PIER 38, WHICH WAS 20 FEET ABOVE THE WATER, THE HELICOPTER CRASHED INTO THE WATER AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. IT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE WATER & THE WATER AND MUD WERE REMOVED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 1989 | Schweizer 269C | Forrest Grove, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1989 | Schweizer 269C | Norcross, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1988 | Schweizer 269C | Arcadia, Florida, United States | Mid-State Exec. Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1990 | Schweizer 269C | Tallulah, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1988 | Schweizer 269C | Svarstad, Norway | Skylift A/S | Unknown | - |
| 12 Sep 1991 | Schweizer 269C | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | Pacific Aviation Group, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1989 | Cessna 150L | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | Gull Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1989 | Schweizer 1-23 | Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States | Bruno Cerceo | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1989 | Cessna 172 | Mt Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States | Milton R. Barclay | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1989 | Grumman AA-5 | Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, United States | Jess Baker | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1989 | Ryan ST-3KR | Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1989 | Cessna 150H | Northeast, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |