# N431MS: Schweizer 269C, registration cancelled 1991-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 1991
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (registry code 8059502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S1435
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 21, 1991
- Last registry action: October 22, 1991
- Mode S code: A527F9
- Owners when cancelled: [Bales Peter Q DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALES%20PETER%20Q%20DBA), [Tradewind International](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRADEWIND%20INTERNATIONAL)
- Location: [Janesville, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Janesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6522° N, 88.9482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53546, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N431MS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=431MS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N431MS-1991-11-05

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 FTW90FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA111), May 30, 1990: Schweizer 269C (N431MS), Tallulah, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO A MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKE AND INCORRECT CONTROL INPUTS BY THE PILOT IN THE FLARE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE BIRD STRIKE INDUCED VIBRATIONS AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE CONTACT…

## 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 19900530018999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900530018999A), May 30, 1990: Hughes 269C (N431MS), Tallulah, LA, Substantial damage. Flew into large flock of birds damaging rotors. Hit nose down on autorotation forced landing.

## Other aircraft with N431MS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N431MS): Cessna S550, S/N S5500127, built 1987

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