Schweizer 269C N20130
16 October 2010 · Englewood, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 October 2010 at about 16:35 local time, a Schweizer 269C registered N20130, operated by Mountain One Helicopters, was involved in an accident near Englewood, Colorado, 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 16:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Englewood, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Centennial Airport (APA)
- Coordinates
- 39.5656, -104.8389
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 269C
- Registration
- N20130
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mountain One Helicopters
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Englewood → Englewood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11CA022
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was landing the helicopter in a field on his third solo landing of the day. During landing, the helicopter began to yaw and he added engine power in an attempt to correct. The helicopter began to spin and after two to three 360-degree rotations, the student pilot reduced collective input and reduced the engine throttle in an attempt to perform an autorotation from a hover. The helicopter landed hard and came to rest in an upright position. The helicopter’s fuselage sustained structural damage during the mishap. The student pilot reported no malfunctions or defects with the helicopter.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 269 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2010 | Schweizer 269C | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | Elkhorn Aviation Inc. dba Baker Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2010 | Schweizer 269C-1 | Asheville, North Carolina, United States | WNC Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2010 | Schweizer 269C-1 | Grantsville, Maryland, United States | Aerial Resources LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 May 2010 | Schweizer 269C | Ormond Beach, Florida, United States | Tomlinson Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Schweizer 269C | Baldwin, Florida, United States | City of Jacksonville Mosquito Control | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 2010 | Schweizer 269C | Idledale, Colorado, United States | Aerial Resources LLC | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2010 | Beechcraft B60 | Edwards, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 28 Apr 2010 | Beechcraft 35 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | Curtis Charles | No injuries | - |
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| 19 Jun 2010 | Remos G3/600 | Trinidad, Colorado, United States | First Jet Now LLP | Minor injuries | - |