# NTSB Accident NYC97GA148
> **Schweizer 269C** · 1997-07-18 · BALTIMORE, MD, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97GA148
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08479
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-18
- **Location:** BALTIMORE, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.330776, -76.60025
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N6129Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power which was a result of incomplete and improper engine overhaul by company maintenance personnel.  A factor in the accident was the unsuitable forced landing area terrain.

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