Schweizer 269C accident near West Carthage, NY
On July 27, 2024, a Schweizer 269C (helicopter) was involved in an accident near West Carthage, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 27, 2024
- Place
- West Carthage, NY
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 269C · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.967°N, 75.621°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240727194779
NTSB summary
On July 27, 2024, about 1242 eastern daylight time, a Schweizer 269C-1, N61486, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near West Carthage, New York. The private pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a brother of the pilot, he operated out of his private residence and flew regularly over the local area; however, the helicopter had not flown for about 3 weeks prior to the accident flight. The helicopter departed the pilot’s residence about 15 minutes prior to the accident and was flying low over the local area. A witness lived across the street from the accident site and was familiar with the pilot and the helicopter. According to the witness, the helicopter was as in an approximate 50-ft hover over a commercial property that the pilot was developing. The witness heard the engine noise “sputter,” and the helicopter then descended near vertically and slightly forward into a marshy area behind the commercial property. The wreckage came to upright, oriented to the east in a marsh area between two streets. All major components of the helicopter were identified. The lower fuselage was crushed inward and upward. The tail boom partially separated in a downward direction from the tail boom adapter. The three main rotor blades remained attached to the hub. None of the three blades exhibited rotational damage and one blade sustained impact damage due to contact with a tree trunk. The two tail rotor blades remained attached to their hub and were undamaged. The cockpit
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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.
