N61442 (Schweizer 269C-1) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 3 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last exported to Australia on May 23, 1979.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

July 29, 2003Accident
The helicopter encountering a ground resonance condition following a failure to maintain hovering flight. Contributing factors to the accident included the pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM and the high pressure state of the landing gear shock absorbing dampers.
Hughes 269C-1 · 2 fatalities
The helicopter encountering a ground resonance condition following a failure to maintain hovering flight. Contributing factors to the accident included the pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM and the high pressure state of the landing gear shock absorbing dampers. Full accident record

Earlier aircraft with this registration

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1995 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N61442.

July 12, 1986Accident
A PVT PLT & INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WERE ON A LCL FLT WITH A 3RD OCCUPANT ABOARD. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO PROVIDE DUAL INSTRUCTION TO THE PVT PLT SO HE COULD OBTAIN A MULTI-ENG RATING. AT 1818, 1 OF THE PLTS CONTACTED HOUSTON TRACON & REQDRADAR ADZY & SAID THEY INTENDED TO DO SOME AIR WORK IN THE AREA.
Beech 58 · 3 fatalities
March 12, 1964AccidentHull loss
Written Cause. Factors: Low Ceiling; Snow; Icing Conditions-Includes Sleet,Freezing Rain,Etc.; Unfavorable Wind Conditions
Douglas DC-3C · 5 fatalities
The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the descent below obstructing terrain, for reasons undeterminable, during an instrument approach in adverse weather conditions. Full accident record