# N760DA: 1988 Schweizer 269C, registration cancelled 2018-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: S1326
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1988
- Last registry action: May 2, 2014
- Mode S code: AA41D4
- Location: [West Olive, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/West%20Olive)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9324° N, 86.1512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49460, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N760DA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=760DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N760DA-2018-06-26

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 ERA12LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA368), May 24, 2012: Schweizer 269C (N760DA), Piney Flats, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic’s improper maintenance of the main transmission aft pinion nut and belt drive system, which resulted in the uncoupling of the tail rotor driveshaft and the subsequent loss of helicopter…

## 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 20120524009449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120524009449A), May 24, 2012: Schweizer 269C (N760DA), Piney Flats, TN, Substantial damage. Description: approach was being made to home heliport when a mechanical malfunction caused a high pitch whine and loss of tailrotor effectiveness. Full…
- [Incident 19930318052639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930318052639I), Mar 18, 1993: Hughes 269C (N760DA), Evand, NY. Narrative: on March 18, 1993, at 1500 EST, a Schweizer H-300C helicopter, N760DA, registered to erie county sheriff dept. Made an emergency landing on to a…

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