Piston helicopter

N296C

Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
711072
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Patriot Marine LLC (LLC)
Based
New Haven, CT
 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N296C.
Registration record

N296C on the FAA register

Type
Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Serial
711072
Engines
1
Registered owner
Patriot Marine LLC
New Haven, CT
Certificate issued
2025-02-14
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A30BF6
Mode S (octal)
50605766
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

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N296C to the current registrant.
  • 2018-03-02
    N296C previously assigned to a Stinson 108-2 (s/n 108-3296); cancelled.
Overview

About N296C

N296C is a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters, serial number 711072. The FAA register lists Patriot Marine LLC as the registrant in New Haven, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter 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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N296C.

Cruise
95 kt
Range
196 nm
Fuel burn
9 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N296C.

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.