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 [...]
While in Chicago over the 4th of July weekend, I had the pleasure of meeting Chris Bachman, owner of Bachman Aero. They are located at the Schaumberg Regional Airport along with their pristine 269C. Despite being a 1978 model, it was absolutely brand new looking and has a pleasantly menacing, dark gray livery. This was [...]
A 2001 Schweizer 300 registered as N247FG crashed around 2 p.m. yesterday in North Carolina. The helicopter came down in western McDowell County near Asheville with two on board. WNC Aviation, a flight school, is the operator of the aircraft. The pilot at the time was an employee of the company and the only description [...]
At approximately 5 p.m. today a Schweizer 300CBi crashed in Boxborough injuring at least one of the two occupants. That person was taken from the scene by HEMS with unknown injuries. The news outlet, WHDH, is reporting the tail number as N73SJ which would make it a 2008 model registered to SJ Rotorcraft Corp. I’m [...]
