MINR · SCHWEIZER 269C · 2011-07-29 · Darlington, MD, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA11LA428
Event ID
20110729X03738
Type
Accident
Date
2011-07-29
Location
Darlington, MD, USA
Coordinates
39.65139, -76.236946
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
SCHWEIZER
Model
269C
Registration
N39SH
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAWN
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Inadequate maintenance of the helicopter's landing gear dampers, which resulted in a main rotor out-of-balance condition and ground resonance encounter.