Accident: Schweizer 269C
Jul 2, 2015 · Newberg, OR
NTSB numberWPR15FA205Event id20150702X24434
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The loss of translation/rotational power between the engine and the transmission due to the severe wear of the forward spline portion of the lower coupling drive shaft. The reason for the severe wear of the forward spline could not be definitively determined due to fire damage and the loss of associated components, which were not located during the investigation.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 269C
- Registration
- N2096W
- Year built
- 2004
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern downwind Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- McMinnville Municipal Airport (KMMV)9 nm (16 km) south
- Aurora State Airport (KUAO)14 nm (25 km) east
- Portland Hillsboro Airport (HIO)14 nm (25 km) north
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