NONE · Schweizer 269C · 2001-06-21 · Mesa, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX01LA216
Event ID
20010627X01273
Type
Accident
Date
2001-06-21
Location
Mesa, AZ, USA
Coordinates
33.45, -111.716667
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Schweizer
Model
269C
Registration
N891CP
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
a loss of power for unexplained reasons. Also causal was the CFI's operation of the helicopter in a region of the height/velocity curve where a successful autorotation could not be accomplished. A factor in the accident was the high density altitude.