# N269FW: 1989 Schweizer 269C, registration cancelled 2017-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schweizer 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (registry code 8059502)
- Engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S1431
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 18, 1989
- Certificate issued: March 27, 2002
- Last registry action: July 2, 2008
- Mode S code: A2A0FE
- Owner when cancelled: [Freedom Flight LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREEDOM%20FLIGHT%20LLC)
- Location: [Demopolis, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Demopolis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4175° N, 87.8922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36732, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N269FW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=269FW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N269FW-2017-02-28

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 269C: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c.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 ATL02LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA159), Aug 17, 2002: Schweizer 300C (N269FW), Haleyville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to perform an adequate inspection of loose intake components, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent emergency descent, forced landing, and…

## 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 20020816022239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020816022239A), Aug 16, 2002: Hughes 269C (N269FW), Haleyville, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 16, 200, about 2110 CDT, a Schweizer 269C, N269FW, registered to freedom flight LLC, departed tuscaloosa Alabama enroute to russellville…

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