# N6148D: 1998 Schweizer 269C-1, registration cancelled 2020-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schweizer 269C-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (registry code 8059504)
- 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: 0078
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 17, 1998
- Certificate issued: December 24, 2013
- Last registry action: July 11, 2016
- Mode S code: A8010E
- Owner when cancelled: [R & B Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20%26%20B%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Calhoun, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Calhoun)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4998° N, 84.9332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calhoun, GA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6148D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6148D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6148D-2020-04-03

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 269C-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX272), Aug 29, 1998: BEARING. FAILED. DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED A LOUD RUMBLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND FELT A SEVERE VIBRATION. THE ENGINE NEVER QUIT AND LANDED WITH NO 

## 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 ERA16LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA261), Jul 16, 2016: Schweizer 269C (N6148D), Calhoun, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The helicopter owner’s failure to ensure the helicopter’s airworthiness and the inadequate inspection and maintenance of the helicopter's landing gear dampers, which resulted in ground resonance…

## 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 20160716021059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160716021059A), Jul 16, 2016: Schweizer 269C-1 (N6148D), Calhoun, GA, Destroyed. On the day of the accident, 07/16/2016 , [privacy data omitted] and [privacy data omitted] went to look at [privacy data omitted] helicopter , 1998 Schweizer…
- [Incident 19991120034049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991120034049I), Nov 20, 1999: Hughes 269C1 (N6148D), Concord, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that after practicing "step turns" at 1500 feet and in the turn towards Concord, CA (ccr), the low voltage light came on, oil pressure and…

## Other aircraft with N6148D

- [Cancelled 1988-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6148D-1988-07-06): Piper PA-22-150, S/N 224794. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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