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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Hughes
Model
269A
Serial number
43-0188
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
4H12
Mode S code
AC2896
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser
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
2021 – 2023Individual ownerCrowley, TX
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (2)
Accident · substantial damage
Dec 14, 2021 · Crowley, TX
The student pilot’s encounter with a loss of tail rotor effectiveness during hover, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action that resulted in an emergency landing and impact with terrain.
THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO LOOK FOR A MISSING PERSON. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING AN APPROACH TO LAND, HE LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL AND THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT. HE SET THE HELICOPTER DOWN WHILE IT WAS TURNING, BUT THE RIGHT SKID HIT A CATTLE TRAIL AND COLLAPSED, THEN THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PASSENGER WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE HELICOPTER…
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.
Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Model 269A, 269A-1, 269B, 269C, and TH-55A Helicopters
May 8, 2002
Airframe (269A)Only with: With tailboom support strut assemblies P/N 269A2015 or 269A2015-5, tailboom center attach fitting P/N 269A2324, or center frame aft cluster fitting P/N 269A2234 or 269A2235 installed.