N36254 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer HUGHES 269C. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 5, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Schweizer HUGHES 269C cancelled August 5, 2021
- Serial number
- S1186
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired
- Certificate issued
- October 11, 2005
- Last FAA action
- July 19, 2018
- Last owner
- Emerald Coast Helicopters LLC (LLC)
Panama City Beach, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
Taylorcraft DC-65 cancelled January 15, 1971
- Serial number
- 4026
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Eisele Joseph W (Individual)
Jackson, MI - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N36254
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer 269C · serial 1186
The pilot's encounter with a loss of tail rotor effectiveness during an out-of-ground-effect hover.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer HUGHES 269C · serial S1186
The loss of engine power due to a bearing shift, which resulted in fatigue cracking of the crankshaft and subsequent failure of the crankshaft. A factor was a lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
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