# NTSB Accident CHI00GA160
> **Schweizer 269C** · 2000-06-13 · TOPEKA, KS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00GA160
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21168
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-06-13
- **Location:** TOPEKA, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.020919, -95.700767
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N9488F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain translational lift while maneuvering, and the loss of tail rotor effectiveness. Factors relating to this accident were the tailwind, low airspeed, low rotor rpm, and the pilot's lack of overall experience in helicopters.

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