N698SM is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer 269C built in 1998. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 4, 2007 when the aircraft was exported to South Africa. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Schweizer 269C cancelled June 4, 2007
- Serial number
- S1768
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1998
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- South Africa
- Certificate issued
- February 27, 2007
- Last FAA action
- February 27, 2007
- Last owner
- Tomlinson Aviation INC (Corporation)
Ormond Beach, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N698SM
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer 300C · serial 1768
The pilot's inadequate in-flight evaluation of the landing area, which resulted in the separation of the main rotor system as a result of foreign object damage.
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