# N296RL: 1997 Schweizer 269D, registration cancelled 2005-10-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 26, 2005
- 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: 0020
- 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 20, 2005
- Mode S code: A30D46
- 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/N296RL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=296RL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296RL-2005-10-26

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 269D: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269d.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2001F00104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00104), Jul 10, 2001: BOLT. LOOSE. DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION, ENGINE POWERSHAFT TO KFLEX POWERTRAIN ADAPTER CAME LOOSE BY BACKING OUT, DURING OPERATION MAIN ROTOR WAS NO LONGER POWERED BY ENGI
- [SDR 20000622SH002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000622SH002), Jun 22, 2000: DAMPER. CRACKED. BOTH OF THE FORWARD LANDING GEAR DAMPERS WERE FOUND WITH A COMPLETE CRACK ON THE UPPER CAP THE CRACK EXTENDS FROM THE BEARING BORE TO THE TOP OF THE CAP. (X)

## 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 DFW05TA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05TA056), Jan 18, 2005: Schweizer 269D (N296RL), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action by the flight instructor, which resulted in an inadvertent dynamic rollover.

## 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 20050118001339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050118001339A), Jan 18, 2005: Scwzer 269D (N296RL), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 18, 2005, at approximately 1615 central standard time, a Schweizer 269D helicopter, N296RL, sustained substantial damage when it impacted the…

## Other aircraft with N296RL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N296RL): Exedy Globalparts AYRE CX, S/N 2125FD110EX260400021

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