# N917JS: Schweizer 269C, registration cancelled 1991-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 1991
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (registry code 8059502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S1355
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 24, 1991
- Last registry action: July 26, 1991
- Mode S code: ACB185
- Owner when cancelled: [Xcell Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/XCELL%20AERO%20INC)
- 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/N917JS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=917JS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917JS-1991-11-14

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 LAX90LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA246), Jul 7, 1990: Schweizer 300C (N917JS), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 19900707024999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900707024999A), Jul 7, 1990: Hughes 269C (N917JS), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Lifted to a hover in strong crosswind. Dug a skid in soft ground drifting sideways and rolled over.

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