# N98TH: 1998 Schweizer 269C, registration cancelled 2005-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: S1760
- Year built: 1998
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 30, 1998
- Certificate issued: October 17, 2002
- Last registry action: October 18, 2005
- Mode S code: ADAA7C
- Owners when cancelled: [Sharf Stu](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHARF%20STU), [Remcho Joseph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REMCHO%20JOSEPH)
- Location: [Orinda, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Orinda)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8739° N, 122.2053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94563, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98TH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98TH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98TH-2005-11-17

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 LAX03FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA060), Jan 4, 2003: Schweizer 269C (N98TH), Collinsville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm during the subsequent autorotation. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable nature of the…

## 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 20030104001089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030104001089A), Jan 4, 2003: Hughes 269C (N98TH), Collinsville, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) There is no indication at this time that the crash of N98TH was due to failure of the engine or any other component of the aircraft. The coroner's report…

## Other aircraft with N98TH

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98TH): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 10763, built 2025

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