SERS · SCHWEIZER 269C-1 · 2010-01-06 · Grantsville, MD, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA10CA109
Event ID
20100106X13418
Type
Accident
Date
2010-01-06
Location
Grantsville, MD, USA
Coordinates
39.685001, -79.186111
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
SCHWEIZER
Model
269C-1
Registration
N3275M
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of aircraft control after encountering turbulence over a mountain range. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain an Airmet for turbulence along the route of flight prior to departure and while enroute.