Schweizer 269C N17YS
18 August 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 August 2015 at about 15:00 local time, a Schweizer 269C registered N17YS was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.2858, -115.3383
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 269C
- Registration
- N17YS
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 1992
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Las Vegas → Las Vegas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR15LA245
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power during a practice autorotation for reasons that could not be determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor reported that, during the instructional flight in the helicopter, he was demonstrating entry procedures for an autorotation with the student pilot following along on the flight controls. The instructor smoothly lowered the collective, applied right pedal, and pulled aft on the cyclic to enter the autorotation. Immediately after entering the maneuver, he heard a change in engine noise and saw that the engine rpm gauge indicated zero. The instructor attempted to restart the engine by pressing the start button several times; however, the starter did not engage. The instructor continued the autorotative descent to the ground and landed hard. A postaccident engine examination revealed that the battery's positive lead was separated from the battery terminal, and the lead exhibited corrosion. When the positive lead was reattached to the battery, and the engine started and operated normally. The reason for the loss of engine power during the autorotation could not be determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2015 | Schweizer 269C 1 | Carthage, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 2015 | Schweizer 269C | Forest Grove, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 2015 | Schweizer 269C 1 | Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, United States | HI Tech Helicopters Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2015 | Schweizer 269C | Newberg, Oregon, United States | Precision Aviation Training, LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Aug 2015 | Schweizer 269C-UNDESIGNAT | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 2015 | Schweizer 269C | Warrenton, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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