# N3625Z: Schweizer HUGHES 269C, registration cancelled 2019-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: S1194
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 21, 2013
- Last registry action: March 19, 2016
- Mode S code: A416D9
- Owner when cancelled: [Nagle Thomas D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAGLE%20THOMAS%20D)
- Location: [Fargo, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Fargo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9272° N, 96.8348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58102, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3625Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3625Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3625Z-2019-11-29

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 CEN18LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA334), Aug 16, 2018: Schweizer 269C (N3625Z), Kindred, ND, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to adequately inspect the lower coupling driveshaft during his preflight inspection and his non-compliance with an applicable airworthiness directive, which resulted in the…
- [NTSB CHI93LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA013), Oct 22, 1992: Schweizer H-300 (N3625Z), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER DURING A NIGHT LANDING.

## 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 20180816014339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180816014339A), Aug 16, 2018: Schweizer HUGHES 269C (N3625Z), Kindred, ND, Destroyed. Pilot was flying level at 1000 AGL when he heard a loud snap. The aircraft yawed right and lost power to the main rotor. The pilot attempted to auto rotate…
- [Accident 19921021043129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921021043129A), Oct 21, 1992: Hughes 269C (N3625Z), Grand Forks, ND, Substantial damage. Practice autorotations to hover. Elected to land. Skids touched alternately. Helicopter then rolled over.

## Other aircraft with N3625Z

- [Cancelled 1960-09-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3625Z-1960-09-09): Piper PA-22-150, S/N 22-7518. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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