Accident · 1993-11-15

NTSB case BFO94LA011 · SCHWEIZER 269C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-11-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: SCHWEIZER 269C (N41S)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT A CRITICAL POINT ON A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN A FLARE FOR THE LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WIND AND DOWNDRAFT.

Source: NTSB case BFO94LA011

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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