# N897TH: 1997 Schweizer 269C-1, registration cancelled 2006-02-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 10, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Schweizer 269C-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1) (registry code 8059504)
- Engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0065
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 1997
- Certificate issued: December 10, 2002
- Last registry action: December 20, 2005
- Mode S code: AC6106
- Owner when cancelled: [Jensen Dennis H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENSEN%20DENNIS%20H)
- Location: [Askov, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Askov)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.2191° N, 92.7517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55704, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N897TH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=897TH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N897TH-2006-02-10

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-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c-1.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 CHI02LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA208), Jul 20, 2002: Schweizer 269C-1 (N897TH), Askov, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Directional control not obtained/maintained during the aborted takeoff.

## 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 20020720022019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020720022019A), Jul 20, 2002: Hughes 269C1 (N897TH), Askov, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Lifted off intending to execute left 180 degree turn. At liftoff helicopter began turning right, pilot reported he was unable to stop turn with left…

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