# NTSB Accident LAX03FA060
> **Schweizer 269C** · 2003-01-04 · Collinsville, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03FA060
- **Event ID:** 20030116X00078
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-01-04
- **Location:** Collinsville, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.067501, -121.83361
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N98TH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm during the subsequent autorotation.  A factor in the accident was the unsuitable nature of the terrain for a forced landing.

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