Schweizer 269C accident near Valencia, CA
On November 11, 1994, a Schweizer 269C (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Valencia, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 11, 1994
- Place
- Valencia, CA
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 269C · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.410°N, 118.561°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02610
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 11, 1994, at 1540 Pacific standard time, a Schweizer 269C, N60TA, operated by Pacific Shore Aviation, Van Nuys, California, crashed into an open field about 6 miles west of Valencia, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the solo instructional flight. The helicopter was destroyed by impact forces and postimpact fire, and the student pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from the Van Nuys airport at 1508. The student pilot's certified flight instructor (CFI) stated that his student had blocked the accident helicopter for use between 1500 and 1700. The student was authorized to fly to the "Pico Plateau" training area, where he had previously performed maneuvers in both dual and solo flight. The National Transportation Safety Board has not received information that anyone witnessed the accident. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot's personal flight record logbook was not located. A reconstruction of the pilot's flight time/experience revealed the pilot had a total of about 90 hours of rotorcraft flight time. This flight time included initially about 25 instructional flight hours in the Bell 47 and Robinson R-22 helicopters, and then about 65 instructional flight hours in the Schweizer 269 helicopter. The pilot performed his first solo flight on September 11, 1994. The flight was in a Schweizer 269 helicopter. At that time, his total rotorcraft flight experience was approximately 73 hours. On November 12, 1994, during a face-to-face interview with the accident pilot's CFI, he rep
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a dirt embankment while performing an undetermined maneuver.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
