# NTSB Accident CHI06TA033
> **Schweizer 269C** · 2005-11-18 · Manhattan, KS, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI06TA033
- **Event ID:** 20051122X01866
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-11-18
- **Location:** Manhattan, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.140834, -96.670829
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N400PD
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The binding of the main rotor blade's tachometer cable during cruise flight resulting in an observed split tachometer indication/aural alarm and perceived mechanical emergency and the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered during the emergency landing.  A factor was the rocky terrain.

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