N2081G is a 2003 Schweizer 269C. It is a rotorcraft with 3 seats, powered by a Lycoming HIO-360 SER rated at 205 horsepower. Its registration was cancelled in Apr 2003. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Jan 2025. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
FAA recordRegistrant based in Fargo, ND · deregistered in 2003.
2025
2003
The pilot was conducting an off-airport landing in a helicopter. After landing, the pilot lowered the collective to transfer the weight to the skids, the left skid slid into a deep, overgrown rut, and the helicopter to rolled onto its left side. The rotor blades impacted the ground and sustained substantial damage. Also, the left side of the fuselage was crushed inward, and the tail rotor drive shaft fractured.
In the recommendation section of the NTSB Accident/Incident Reporting Form 6120.1, the pilot stated that the accident may have been prevented if he had looked closer at the landing site.
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