N400PD is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer 269C built in 2002. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 11, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N400PD is reserved by a private party since February 19, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on December 19, 2026.
Schweizer 269C cancelled March 11, 2013
- Serial number
- S1833
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2002
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 24, 2002
- Last FAA action
- September 16, 2008
- Last owner
- City Of Topeka Police Department (Government)
Topeka, KS - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Bell 47G-3B-1 cancelled February 27, 2002
- Serial number
- 3605
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1974
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- September 15, 1976
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N400PD
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer 269C · serial S1833
The binding of the main rotor blade's tachometer cable during cruise flight resulting in an observed split tachometer indication/aural alarm and perceived mechanical emergency and the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered during the emergency landing. A factor was the rocky 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