# N36254: Schweizer HUGHES 269C, registration cancelled 2021-08-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 5, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired
- Airframe: [Schweizer HUGHES 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-hughes-269c) (registry code 8059500)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S1186
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 11, 2005
- Last registry action: July 19, 2018
- Mode S code: A416DE
- Owner when cancelled: [Emerald Coast Helicopters LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMERALD%20COAST%20HELICOPTERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Panama City Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Panama%20City%20Beach)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1568° N, 85.7547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32408, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36254
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=36254
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36254-2021-08-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 HUGHES 269C: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-hughes-269c.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA09CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA120), Dec 31, 2008: Schweizer 269C (N36254), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with a loss of tail rotor effectiveness during an out-of-ground-effect hover.
- [NTSB FTW99LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA092), Mar 10, 1999: Schweizer Hughes 269C (N36254), Laredo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a bearing shift, which resulted in fatigue cracking of the crankshaft and subsequent failure of the crankshaft. A factor was a lack of suitable terrain for the forced…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20081231856849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081231856849A), Dec 31, 2008: Hughes 269C (N36254), Panama City Be, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was in a 50 ft hover looking at an alligator. He stated he was starting to pitch forward and pull in some power when he experienced an…
- [Accident 19990310002129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990310002129A), Mar 10, 1999: Hughes 269C (N36254), Laredo, TX, Substantial damage. Hughes 269C helicopter was involved in aerial application when it lost power and crashed, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on March 10, 0910 central…

## Other aircraft with N36254

- [Cancelled 1971-01-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36254-1971-01-15): Taylorcraft DC-65, S/N 4026. Owner: [Eisele Joseph W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EISELE%20JOSEPH%20W), [Jackson, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Jackson)

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