N488MC is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer(Hughes)Aircraft Corp TH55A/269A. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 20, 2021. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".
Schweizer(Hughes)Aircraft Corp TH55A/269A cancelled March 20, 2021
- Serial number
- 680885
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- June 19, 2020
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Springfield, TN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N488MC
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer(Hughes)Aircraft CORP TH55A/269A · serial 680885
The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the wind during a hovering maneuver, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and directional control.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269A · serial 680885
The inability of the dual student to maintain directional control of the helicopter during the landing roll when the left skid sank into an area of thick, soft, sticky tar, and the instructor pilot's improper decision to perform a full-down autorotational landing to a surface which had already shown itself to be soft. Factors include a soft, sticky landing surface, and high temperature that contributed to the softening of the landing surface.
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