NONE · Schweizer 269C · 2018-08-16 · Kindred, ND, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN18LA334
Event ID
20180816X45342
Type
Accident
Date
2018-08-16
Location
Kindred, ND, USA
Coordinates
46.667778, -97.008056
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Schweizer
Model
269C
Registration
N3625Z
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to adequately inspect the lower coupling driveshaft during his preflight inspection and his non-compliance with an applicable airworthiness directive, which resulted in the failure of the forward drive splines of the lower coupling driveshaft during cruise flight. Co-causal to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter during the autorotation landing.