Piston helicopter

N340DC

1977 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
970634
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-D1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Itb Sokolowski LLC (LLC)
Based
Lewes, DE
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1977 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
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Registration record

N340DC on the FAA register

Type
1977 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Serial
970634
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-D1A
Registered owner
Itb Sokolowski LLC
Lewes, DE
Certificate issued
2024-08-15
Airworthiness date
2024-10-16
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3BD9C
Mode S (octal)
50736634
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

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2024-08-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N340DC to the current registrant.
  • 2011-01-07
    N340DC previously assigned to a Diamond DA20-C1 (s/n C0540); cancelled.
  • 2003-11-19
    N340DC previously assigned to a Cessna 340A (s/n 340A0968); cancelled.
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N340DC

N340DC is a 1977 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters, serial number 970634. The FAA register lists Itb Sokolowski LLC as the registrant in Lewes, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 15, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming HIO-360-D1A 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 October 16, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N340DC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2003-08-09 Accident · Bishop, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX03FA254
Reported aircraft: Cessna 340A — a different aircraft that carried the N340DC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's in-flight loss of control due to a Somatogravic illusion and/or spatial disorientation. Factors in the accident were the dark lighting conditions and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.

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.