Accident · 2006-06-16

NTSB case CHI06CA168 · Schweizer 269C · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-06-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Schweizer 269C (N1675U)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The dual student's failure to maintain rotor speed during the recovery from the intentional autorotation and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. Contributing factors were the flight crew's intentional autorotation and dual student's misjudged flare.

Source: NTSB case CHI06CA168

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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