# N3623T: 1991 Schweizer 269C, registration cancelled 2013-04-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 16, 2013
- 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: S1567
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 15, 1991
- Certificate issued: October 21, 2003
- Last registry action: October 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A4168D
- Owner when cancelled: [Adkins Flite Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADKINS%20FLITE%20CENTER%20INC)
- Location: [Adkins, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Adkins)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.3536° N, 98.2383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78101, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3623T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3623T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3623T-2013-04-16

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 96ZZZX1042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX1042), Jan 12, 1996: CLUTCH CABLE. FAILED. WHILE HERDING CATTLE AT 75 FEET, AGL. PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND ROTOR RPM DECREASED AND ENGINE RPM INCREASED. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAM

## 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 FTW96LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA095), Jan 12, 1996: Schweizer 269C (N3623T), San Ygnacio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the rotor drive system clutch assembly (separation of the swedge ball from the end of the clutch control cable), which resulted in disengagement of the rotor drive system, while the…

## 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 19960109000499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960109000499A), Jan 9, 1996: Hughes 269C (N3623T), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. Herding cattle, moving sideway, heard popping noise, engine RPM went high, main rotor went low, impacted in brush.

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