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Schweizer 269C-1
N61486 is a Schweizer 269C-1, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1998. It has 3 seats. It is registered to an individual in Carthage, New York. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 15, 2016 and expires on June 30, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated August 12, 1998.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Schweizer
- Model
- 269C-1 · all 269C-1s and related versions
- Built of
- steel tube and aluminiumA 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
- 0084
- 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 HO-360 · 180 hp
- Seats
- 3
- Year built
- 1998
- Transponder code
- A80129 (octal 52000451)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- June 15, 2016
- Expires
- June 30, 2029
- Last FAA action
- August 11, 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 12, 1998
- FAA region
- EasternFAA region code 1 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00973686
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Johnson Gary R
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 16 Bridge St
Carthage, NY 13619-1680
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N61486 links to the rest of the register
- Schweizer 269 300 series helicopters 212 registered
- Schweizer 1,187 aircraft on the register
- Built of steel tube and aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Lycoming HO-360 74 aircraft with this engine series · 180 hp
- Type certificate 4H12 · held by Schweizer Rsg LLC
- Carthage, NY 4 aircraft registered in this town
- New York 6,669 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Schweizer 269 300 series helicopters 61 airworthiness directives
- Approved modifications for the Schweizer 269 300 series helicopters 64 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming HO-360 15 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming HO-360 7 reports since 1995
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The public federal record on N61486, 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.
Valid registration to Johnson Gary R, an individual, certificate issued June 15, 2016, expires June 30, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal, dated August 12, 1998, consistent with the 1998 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 0084 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N61486 was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Consolidated Vultee BT-13B (SNV-2) (serial 79-530, cancelled October 24, 1955). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
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]
1 NTSB record under N61486: Accident on July 27, 2024 at West Carthage, NY: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal). Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer 269C · operated under 091
On July 27, 2024, about 1242 eastern daylight time, a Schweizer 269C-1, N61486, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near West Carthage, New York. The private pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a brother of the pilot, he operated out of his private residence and flew regularly over the local area; however, the helicopter had not flown for about 3 weeks prior to the accident flight. The helicopter departed the pilot’s residence about 15 minutes prior to the accident and …
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- 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