Schweizer HUGHES 269C — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026
There are 39 Schweizer HUGHES 269C airframes on record (built 1985–1988), 4 currently registered. 2 have one or more NTSB accident records (2 records total). Data as of Jul 18, 2026.
39
Airframes
4
Registered
1985–1988
Years
2
NTSB records
Recent Schweizer HUGHES 269C accidents
The pilot’s failure to adequately inspect the lower coupling driveshaft during his preflight inspection and his non-compliance with an applicable airworthiness directive, which resulted in the failure of the forward drive splines of the lower coupling driveshaft during cruise flight. Co-causal to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter during the autorotation landing.
The pilot's encounter with a loss of tail rotor effectiveness during an out-of-ground-effect hover.