SERS · Schweizer 269C · 2005-03-19 · Leet, WV, USA
Event
NTSB number
IAD05LA046
Event ID
20050330X00381
Type
Accident
Date
2005-03-19
Location
Leet, WV, USA
Coordinates
38.051944, -81.986946
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Schweizer
Model
269C
Registration
N61193
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A fatigue fracture of the main transmission drive pinion. Also causal was the manufacturer's failure to remove the affected pinions from service during the period that transpired between the initial failures and the accident flight.