A caution light coming on prompted the pilot of a Schweizer 269C-1 to land unexpectedly on the median of the Beachline in Florida earlier today. No injuries were reported in the incident and a mechanic was on the way to check out the aircraft. It isn’t clear what warning light came on which means it [...]
A man was hospitalized this afternoon after he crashed what looks to be a Hughes 269. He was landing to refuel at the Lakeview airport in Michigan when he apparently hit the building. The pilot is listed in fair condition and was the only one on board. There is no further information available yet. Update: [...]
A 2007 300C registered to Dakota Equipment Sales and Leasing crashed for unknown reasons yesterday. The helicopter came down between 31 and P roads with two on board. According to the FAA Preliminary report, those two people received minor injuries. Both were treated at the Kearney County Hospital. The registration is N410JM Thanks to anonymous [...]
According to a new FAA preliminary report, a Schweizer 300 had a hard landing in Ormond Beach, Florida yesterday. It is unknown if there were any injuries but the pilot was the only one on board. It appears that this was during a training flight and he or she was practicing autos. The damage was [...]
Around 7:40 a.m. on Sunday, a flight instructor and student radioed a mayday citing unknown difficulties with the Schweizer 269C (300C) they were flying. They had initially thought they could land on the north parking lot of Red Rocks State Park but didn’t make it. Instead, they crashed in rough terrain near Tower and Grapevine [...]
Great video featuring almost the entire fleet from Sunset Helicopters in Aurora, Oregon. These are the same guys that did the pumpkin drop featured in my previous post. In the video you’ll see the following: Schweizer 300 – McDonnell Douglas 500D and 500C – Robinson R44 – Sikorsky UH-34D – and a Bell UH-1H. I [...]
