Incident report
Schweizer 269C crash near Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
serious2019-08-11
Summary
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.
Incident details
Date
2019-08-11
Location
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Aircraft
Schweizer 269C
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
2
Probable cause
Mechanical failure
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗40.6522, -75.4406
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Severityserious
Fatalities0
Injuries2
SourceNTSB CAROL
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