# N577TA: 1998 Schweizer 269C, registration cancelled 2002-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2002
- 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: S1759
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 6, 1998
- Certificate issued: July 23, 1999
- Last registry action: July 16, 2002
- Mode S code: A76A14
- Owner when cancelled: [Hawkes Electric Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAWKES%20ELECTRIC%20INC)
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6010° N, 111.8095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85259, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N577TA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=577TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N577TA-2002-08-20

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (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 LAX02LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA161), May 13, 2002: Schweizer 269C (N577TA), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the CFI's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed resulted in a settling with power, and the CFI's failure to take remedial action. A factor in the accident was the high density altitude.
- [NTSB LAX00LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA276), Jul 19, 2000: Schweizer 269C (N577TA), Cave Creek, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision to attempt a hover in atmospheric conditions and over terrain that would require maximum helicopter performance, and which would leave no viable…

## 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 20020513013569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020513013569A), May 13, 2002: Hughes 269C (N577TA), Phoenix, AZ, No damage. (-23) Instructor took controls and said "watch this" and then proceeded to demonstrate a maneuver he was unable to recover from. The maneuver was supposed to…
- [Accident 20000719011969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000719011969A), Jul 19, 2000: Hughes 269C (N577TA), Cave Creek, AZ, No damage. (-23) While flying at approx. 2500/2600 ft (AGL) in the Cave Creek, AZ area the pilot made a normal approach to a rural opening in the desert near spurcrossing…

## Other aircraft with N577TA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N577TA): Airbus A340-313, S/N 355
- [Cancelled 2013-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N577TA-2013-08-21): Titan Aerospace Holdings SOLARA 10, S/N 0001. Owner: [Titan Aerospace Holdings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TITAN%20AEROSPACE%20HOLDINGS%20INC), [Moriarty, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Moriarty)

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