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A Schweizer 269 300 series helicopters, the same model family as N3947C
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N3947C

Schweizer 269C-1

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesFlorida
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N3947C is a Schweizer 269C-1, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 2008. It has 3 seats. It is registered to Helocraft Holding CO INC, a non-citizen corporation in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 2, 2013 and expires on December 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated August 18, 2008.

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Aircraft

Maker
Schweizer
Model
269C-1 · all 269C-1s and related versions
Built of
steel tube and aluminium
A welded steel-tube frame carries the loads, with aluminium (and some fibreglass) skins over it. An open steel-tube frame. This is how the Schweizer 269 300 series helicopters family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
0343
Type
RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming HIO-360-G1A · 180 hp
Seats
3
Year built
2008
Transponder code
A494F5 (octal 51112365)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
December 2, 2013
Expires
December 31, 2029
Last FAA action
September 22, 2023
Airworthiness
StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · NormalFAA certificate purpose code N (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · August 18, 2008
FAA region
SouthernFAA region code 7 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00471229

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Helocraft Holding CO INC
Type
Non-citizen corporationFAA type of owner code 8 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
1601 SW 75Th Ave
Pembroke Pines, FL 33023-2585

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 2

1975-03-21Cessna 402B · exported to Sweden · Valid registration
1961-03-14Curtiss Wright C-46 · exported to Panama · Valid registration

Connections how N3947C links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
  • Lycoming HIO-360-G1A 36 aircraft with this engine series · 180 hp
  • Type certificate 4H12 · held by Schweizer Rsg LLC
Owner
Place
  • Pembroke Pines, FL 147 aircraft registered in this town
  • Florida 21,706 aircraft registered
Record
Airworthiness
Analytics
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The public federal record on N3947C, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Helocraft Holding CO INC, a non-citizen corporation, certificate issued December 2, 2013, expires December 31, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for normal, dated August 18, 2008, consistent with the 2008 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 0343 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N3947C was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Cessna 402B (serial 402B0824, cancelled March 21, 1975); Curtiss Wright C-46 (serial 33479, cancelled March 14, 1961). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

1 NTSB record under N3947C: Accident on January 24, 2018 at Fort Lauderdale, FL: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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NTSB records 1

ERA18LA068Accident on January 24, 2018 at Fort Lauderdale, FL: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer 269C · operated under 091

The partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to a stuck intake valve on the No. 4 cylinder.

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CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data