Accident: Schweizer 269D
Feb 13, 2018 · Stockbridge, MI
NTSB numberCEN18LA106Event id20180221X55131
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 2
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain while maneuvering the helicopter at a low altitude after departure. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s distraction by the smoke in the cabin and the limited visible features in the snow-covered field to discern the helicopter’s height above the ground.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 269D
- Registration
- N471RA
- Year built
- 2008
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Maneuvering Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Jackson County Airport/Reynolds Field (JXN)14 nm (27 km) south-west
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