N2096W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer 269C built in 2004. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 20, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Schweizer 269C cancelled March 20, 2018
- Serial number
- S1865
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2004
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 16, 2014
- Last FAA action
- June 16, 2014
- Last owner
- Precision Flight Training INC (Corporation)
Newberg, OR - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N2096W
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer 269C · serial S1865
The loss of translation/rotational power between the engine and the transmission due to the severe wear of the forward spline portion of the lower coupling drive shaft. The reason for the severe wear of the forward spline could not be definitively determined due to fire damage and the loss of associated components, which were not located during the investigation.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer 269C · serial S 1865
The reduction of the throttle to idle at a high density altitude during a practice autorotation, which resulted in the engine stoppage. Factors contributing to the accident included the instructor pilot's improper planning by not adhering to the flight manual's warning to avoid reducing the throttle to the idle position at high density altitudes, and the uneven terrain.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site