SERS · Schweizer 269C · 2019-08-11 · Allentown, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA19LA245
Event ID
20190811X55052
Type
Accident
Date
2019-08-11
Location
Allentown, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.652221, -75.440551
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Schweizer
Model
269C
Registration
N1831A
FAR Part
091
Engines
—
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Inadequate maintenance of the helicopter’s magnetos, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to a failure of the left magneto and malfunction of the right magneto.