Schweizer 269C N614TA
21 February 2017 · Ormond beach, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 February 2017 at about 17:37 local time, a Schweizer 269C registered N614TA was involved in an accident near Ormond beach, Florida, 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 17:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ormond beach, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ormond Beach Muni (OMN)
- Coordinates
- 29.3019, -81.1139
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 269C
- Registration
- N614TA
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 1998
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ormond beach → Ormond beach
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA178
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The separation of the throttle cable’s outer housing from the inner housing at the throttle linkage while at a high-power setting, which prevented the pilot from being able to control the throttle and execute a proper landing flare and resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor of the helicopter reported that, about halfway through the flight, he "discovered that the throttle control was inoperative" and stuck in the high rpm setting. He turned the helicopter back to the departure airport and briefed his student on the situation. Upon being cleared to land, he executed a "running landing" and performed a go-around on the first try. On the second try, the skids made hard contact with the runway, and the helicopter came to a stop. A postaccident examination revealed that the helicopter had sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The flight instructor reported that the throttle cable outer housing separated from the inner solid housing at the throttle linkage and that the internal wire could flex outside of the housing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2017 | Schweizer 269C | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States | Hummingbird Ventures LLC. | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2017 | Schweizer 269C | Locarno, Switzerland | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2017 | Schweizer 269C | Medford, New Jersey, United States | Helicopter Flight Services | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Apr 2017 | Schweizer 269C | Coolidge, Arizona, United States | Canyon State Aero LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2018 | Schweizer 269D | Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Schweizer 269C | Calhoun, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 5 May 2017 | Cirrus SR22 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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