Schweizer 269C N1675U
22 September 2014 · Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 September 2014 at about 20:05 local time, a Schweizer 269C registered N1675U, operated by University of North Dakota, was involved in an accident near Grand Forks, North Dakota, 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 20:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Forks Intl (GFK)
- Coordinates
- 47.9528, -97.1756
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 269C
- Registration
- N1675U
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 2005
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- University of North Dakota
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grand Forks → Grand Forks
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14CA513
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a tail rotor strike.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot receiving instruction was performing a practice 180-degree autorotation. Just prior to touchdown, the flight instructor perceived an abrupt loss in altitude, followed by a hard landing and tail rotor strike, which substantially damaged the tail rotor. The flight instructor reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2014 | Schweizer 269C | Cerfontaine, Belgium, Belgium | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 2014 | Schweizer 269C-1 | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | Ace Pilot Training | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2014 | Schweizer 269C | Stockerau, Austria | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2014 | Schweizer 269C-1 | Ponte de Sôr, Portugal | Escola de Aviação Aerocondor | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 May 2014 | Schweizer 269C | Temple, Texas, United States | Kachemak Bay Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2014 | Schweizer 269C 1 | Titusville, Florida, United States | Bristow Academy, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2014 | Larry Ketterling FEW P-51 MUSTANG | Lisbon, North Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Aug 2014 | Piper PA 28-140 | Beach, North Dakota, United States | Thomad E. Mau | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 2014 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B | Garrison, North Dakota, United States | Ryan A. Gengerke | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 2014 | Cessna 172 | Larimore, North Dakota, United States | University of North Dakota Aerospace Foundation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2014 | Air Tractor AT 502B | Cavalier, North Dakota, United States | Hinkle Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 2015 | Cessna 208B | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | Sartec Corp | No injuries | - |