Accident · 2003-09-11

NTSB case MIA03LA181 · Schweizer 269C-1 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-09-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Schweizer 269C-1 (N6147Q)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Helicenter International Academy Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Helicenter International Academy

Probable cause

the inadequate 100-hour inspection of the helicopter by other maintenance personnel who failed to discover that the landing gear dampers had low pressure, which resulted in ground resonance and subsequent substantial damage during a run-on landing.

Source: NTSB case MIA03LA181

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.

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