Schweizer 269C 1 accident near Jeanerette, LA
On August 3, 2016, a Schweizer 269C 1 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Jeanerette, LA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 3, 2016
- Place
- Jeanerette, LA
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 269C 1 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 29.998°N, 91.406°W
- NTSB ID
- 20160804X45514
Official records · CEN16FA304
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 3, 2016, about 1047 central daylight time, a Schweizer 269C-1 helicopter, N1549W, was destroyed when it impacted trees in swampy terrain near Jeanerette, Louisiana. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The flight was being operated by Gulf Coast Helicopters, Inc., as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 pipeline patrol flight, and no flight plan had been filed. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the low-altitude cross-country flight. The flight originated from the Louisiana Regional Airport (L38), Gonzales, Louisiana, about 0730 and was destined for the Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN), Patterson, Louisiana. The helicopter was completing a scheduled biweekly patrol of a series of intersecting pipelines. When the helicopter failed to arrive at PTN, the operator notified the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). An alert notice was issued, and a search was initiated. The helicopter wreckage was found the next day partially submerged in the Atchafalaya Basin, a remote, thickly wooded cypress swamp, about 15 miles east of Jeanerette, Louisiana. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with a rotorcraft-helicopter rating. He was not instrument rated although he had logged 5 hours in simulated instrument meteorological conditions. His second-class airman medical certificate, dated April 24, 2015, contained the restriction: "Must wear corrective lenses." The pilot's logbook was recovered from the submerged wreckage. It contained entries from August 8, 2012, through August 2, 2016. The pilot had
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of helicopter control for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
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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.
