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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Hughes
Model
269C
Year
1974
Serial number
440296
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
AD58BA
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming Hio-360 Ser
Type
Reciprocating
Power
205 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1993 – 2013Helicopter Speacialties INCHillsboro, OR
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (2)
Accident · destroyed
Nov 15, 1989 · Estacada, OR
THE PILOT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE BETWEEN HER EXTERNAL LOAD AND THE OBSTRUCTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE OBSTRUCTION, IMPROPER MAINTENANCE AND MODIFICATION OF THE EXTERNAL LOAD LINE/HOOK BY THE OPERATOR, FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO JETTISON THE EXTERNAL LOAD, AND A FAILURE OF THE OPERATOR MANAGEMENT TO ASSURE THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED ADEQUATE TRAINING/CERTIFICATION.
JUST PRIOR TO LIFT-OFF A VIBRATION ACCOMPANIED BY LATERAL ROCKING OCCURRED. ALTHOUGH THE PLT BROUGHT THE POWER TO IDLE. THE HELICOPTER HAD ALREADY STARTED TO COME APART. DURING ENGINE EXAMINATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GROUND RESONANCE OCCURRED DUE TO UNDER TO RQ WING OF THE MAIN ROTOR DAMPNERS. THE DAMPNERS HAD BEEN SERVICED JUST 1.5 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT.
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 (269C)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.