Schweizer 269-C1 N721CB
3 June 2000 · Chesapeake, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 June 2000 at about 13:50 local time, a Schweizer 269-C1 registered N721CB was involved in an accident near Chesapeake, Virginia, United States. One person was 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 13:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hampton Roads (PVG)
- Coordinates
- 36.8006, -76.4204
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 269-C1
- Registration
- N721CB
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC00LA152
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the failure of the student pilot to reduce the friction on the cyclic prior to raising the collective for the magneto check. A factor was the failure of the company to adequately define the steps in the checklist.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was conducting a magneto check with a 90-degree gusty crosswind. As she raised the collective for the check, the helicopter started to wobble and then rolled over. The helicopter was parked on terrain that sloped away from the wind. The student pilot reported that she tried to move the cyclic into the wind to control the wobbling, but she had applied friction to the collective to the point that she could not move it while raising the collective for the magneto check. The FAA approved checklist called for the cyclic and collective frictions to be removed prior to the magneto check. The operator's checklist did not require the removal of the cyclic friction prior to magneto check. However, the operator reported that students were taught never to tighten the cyclic or friction to a degree that it could be moved if needed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2000 | Schweizer 269C-1 | Brentwood, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2000 | Schweizer 269C | Topeka, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Jul 2000 | Schweizer 269C | Sherman, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 2000 | Schweizer 269C | Prince George, Canada | Roben Miller | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2000 | Schweizer 269C | Cave Creek, Arizona, United States | Scottsdale Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1999 | Schweizer 269C-1 | Concord, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2000 | Wood SEAWIND 3000 | Cumberland Gap, Virginia, United States | Daniel J. Wood | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Apr 2000 | Mooney M20J | Norton, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 13 Nov 2000 | Cessna 172L | Winchester, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2000 | Cessna 337C | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2000 | Piper PA-18-105 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | Lawrence C. Spath | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2000 | Morrison RANS-12 | Warrenton, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |