# N61480: 1998 Schweizer 269C, registration cancelled 2017-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: S1765
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 4, 1998
- Certificate issued: June 24, 2008
- Last registry action: July 11, 2011
- Mode S code: A80123
- Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Aeromotive Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20AEROMOTIVE%20CORP)
- Location: [Erie, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Erie)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0541° N, 105.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80516, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61480
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61480
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61480-2017-10-31

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 SEA08LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA035), Nov 21, 2007: Schweizer 269C (N61480), Newberg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadvertent application of the fuel shut off valve during flight. Contributing to the accident were the locations of the heater and fuel shutoff controls.

## 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 20071121827919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071121827919A), Nov 21, 2007: Hughes 269C (N61480), Newberg, OR, Destroyed. (-23) Student pilot reported that 5 minutes after departure from Newberg, Oregon, at 1500 ft MSL, enroute to aurora, Oregon, the engine made a strange sound…

## Other aircraft with N61480

- [Cancelled 1955-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61480-1955-08-08): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T43-5299. Owner: [Lake Melvin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKE%20MELVIN), [Mcclelland, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Mcclelland)

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