Schweizer 269C N17YS

Summary

On 22 April 2009 at about 21:00 local time, a Schweizer 269C registered N17YS, operated by Airwork LLC, was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, 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.

Date

22 April 2009 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Coordinates

36.2733, -115.3694

Aircraft

Schweizer 269C

Registration

N17YS

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Airwork LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Las Vegas → North Las Vegas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09LA213

Nobody was injured.

Loss of engine power during approach for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that the helicopter's engine lost power when they were about 15 feet above the ground while making an approach to land on a pinnacle during an instructional flight. The helicopter hit the ground hard and then rolled down the hill and came to rest on its right side. During the post accident inspection, the engine was removed from the airframe and installed into a dynamometer test stand. The engine started on the first attempt and ran smooth and exhibited no abnormal indications or sounds.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.