# NTSB Accident ERA19LA245
> **Schweizer 269C** · 2019-08-11 · Allentown, PA, USA · SERS
## 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.

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