N72LP2003 Schweizer 269C-1
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Ravens Rebuilders INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Ellenboro, WV
- Certificate issued
- Sep 8, 2014
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 25, 2003
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Schweizer
- Model
- 269C-1
- Year
- 2003
- Serial number
- 0152
- Aircraft type
- Rotorcraft
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 3
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Type certificate data sheet
- 4H12
- Mode S code
- A9A23B
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Ho-360
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2014 – nowRavens Rebuilders INCEllenboro, WV · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-14-06 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Helicopters (Type Certificate Previously Held by Schweizer… | Aug 25, 2017 | Airframe (269C-1)Only with: Lower coupling driveshaft P/N 269-5412, 269A5504, 269A5504-003, 269A5504-005, 269A5559, or 269A5559-003 installed. |
| 2015-23-01 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by Schweizer Aircraft… | Dec 15, 2015 | Airframe (269C-1) |
| 99-17-10 | Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Model 269A, 269A-1, 269B, 269C, 269C-1, and 269D… | Sep 2, 1999 | Airframe (269C-1)Only with: Tail rotor swashplate shaft P/N 269A6049-3 installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (3)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Main rotor drive · spline · strippedMar 6, 2005
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, TAIL ROTOR FAILURE AT APPROX 700 FT, PILOT WENT TO FLAT PITCH, PUT HELICOPTER IN A DIVE TO AVOID ROTATION FROM TORQUE, PERFORMED FULL AUTOROTATION TO THE GROUND, NO DAMAGE TO HELICOPTER OR INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS. DRIVE GEAR ON TAIL ROTOR INPUT SHAFT STRIPPED AS WELL AS FWD…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Tail rotor drive · drive shaft · corrodedJan 7, 2005
DURING 600 HOUR INSPECTION GREASE IN DRIVE SHAFT HAD A RUSTY (BROWN) COLOR (NOTE: ANDEROL GREASE IS BLACK). UPON INSPECTION PART HAS 600.0 HOURS SINCE NEW. LIFE LIMIT OF 6000 HRS, THE SPLINES WERE WORN TO THE THICKNESS OF A PIECE OF PAPER (APPROX .090 NEW). SPECULATION OF MFG AND OUR FACILITY IS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Main rotor drive · shaft · wornJan 7, 2005
DURING 600 HOUR INSPECTION GREASE IN LOWER PULLEY SHAFT HAD A RUSTY (BROWN) COLOR (NOTE: ANDEROL GREASE IS BLACK). UPON INSPECTION PART HAS 600.0 HOURS SINCE NEW, THE SPLINES SHOWED IRREGULAR WEAR. SPECULATION OF MFG AND OUR FACILITY IS THAT THE GREASE WAS CONTAMINATED. FIRST 600 HOUR INSPECTION…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026