N61480 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer 269C built in 1998. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 31, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Schweizer 269C cancelled October 31, 2017
- Serial number
- S1765
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1998
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 24, 2008
- Last FAA action
- July 11, 2011
- Last owner
- Pacific Aeromotive CORP (Corporation)
Erie, CO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Fairchild M-62A cancelled August 8, 1955
- Serial number
- T43-5299
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 27, 1953
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Lake Melvin (Individual)
Mcclelland, IA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N61480
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer 269C · serial S1765
The student pilot's inadvertent application of the fuel shut off valve during flight. Contributing to the accident were the locations of the heater and fuel shutoff controls.
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