Piston helicopter

N311GB

1988 Schweizer Hughes 269C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
S1350
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Whirlygig Enterprises LLC (LLC)
Based
Dover, DE
Registration record

N311GB on the FAA register

Type
1988 Schweizer Hughes 269C
Serial
S1350
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Registered owner
Whirlygig Enterprises LLC
Dover, DE
Certificate issued
2011-10-07
Airworthiness date
2017-11-16
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A34B20
Mode S (octal)
50645440
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

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-11-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2011-10-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N311GB.
  • 1988
    Manufactured (1988).
Overview

About N311GB

N311GB is a 1988 Schweizer Hughes 269C, serial number S1350. The FAA register lists Whirlygig Enterprises LLC as the registrant in Dover, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 7, 2011 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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 experimental category (research & development), dated November 16, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N311GB.

Cruise
95 kt
Range
196 nm
Fuel burn
9 gph

Published figures for the Schweizer Hughes 269C 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 N311GB.

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.