Piston helicopter

N160CA

Schweizer 300C Piston Helicopters / 269C Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
S1554
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ossian, IN
Registration record

N160CA on the FAA register

Type
Schweizer 300C Piston Helicopters / 269C Piston Helicopters
Serial
S1554
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ossian, IN
Certificate issued
2022-07-02
Airworthiness date
1991-08-28
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0F1E1
Mode S (octal)
50170741
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
196 nm
Cruise (type)
95 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N160CA.
  • 1994-05-16
    Accident at Hiram, GA; damage: substantial.
  • 1991-08-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N160CA

N160CA is a Schweizer 300C Piston Helicopters / 269C Piston Helicopters, serial number S1554. It is registered to an individual in Ossian, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 2, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming HIO-360 series engine and 3 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 95 knots and a range of about 196 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 28, 1991.

N160CA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
95 kt
Range
196 nm
Fuel burn
9 gph

Published figures for the Schweizer 300C Piston Helicopters / 269C Piston Helicopters type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-05-16 Accident · Hiram, GA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ATL94LA100
Reported aircraft: Schweizer 269C
Probable cause: The inadvertent flight from VMC conditions to IMC conditions by the pilot. A factor in the accident was the ground fog in the area.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.