# N255TP: 1997 Schweizer 269D, registration cancelled 2004-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schweizer 269D](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269d) (registry code 8059501)
- Engine: [Allison 250-C20 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (registry code 03020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS E4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0021
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 12, 1997
- Certificate issued: July 13, 1998
- Last registry action: September 17, 2002
- Mode S code: A26BC8
- Owner when cancelled: [San Antonio Police Department](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAN%20ANTONIO%20POLICE%20DEPARTMENT)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 29.3498° N, 98.4767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78214, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255TP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=255TP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255TP-2004-12-20

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Schweizer 269D: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269d.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW04GA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04GA076), Feb 19, 2004: Schweizer 269D (N255TP), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the axial movement of the compressor rotor blades contacting the compressor vanes resulting in a subsequent compressor stall. A contributing factor was the improper…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20040219018459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040219018459A), Feb 19, 2004: Scwzer 269D (N255TP), San Antonio, TX, Destroyed. (-23) While in cruise flight, the helicopter lost power. Pilot maneuvered helicopter over some power lines which depleted his air speed. Helicopter…

## Other aircraft with N255TP

- [Cancelled 2024-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255TP-2024-05-09): Schweizer 269D, S/N 0050A. Exported to Poland. Owner: [Schweizer Rsg LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHWEIZER%20RSG%20LLC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

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