# N430CK: 1993 Schweizer 269C, registration cancelled 2002-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 2002
- Exported to: Lithuania
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: S1642
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 30, 1993
- Certificate issued: May 27, 1998
- Last registry action: June 19, 2001
- Mode S code: A5235A
- Owner when cancelled: [Dreka Todd W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DREKA%20TODD%20W)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N430CK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=430CK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N430CK-2002-03-19

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 FTW96LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA174), Apr 18, 1996: Schweizer 269C (N430CK), Silver, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate rotor RPM.

## 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 19960418007849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960418007849A), Apr 18, 1996: Hughes 269C (N430CK), Silver, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft was hovering lowin winds, roter RPM dropped too low to recover, crashed into brush and trees. (-23) helo on ranch surveillance searching for coyote…

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