Piston helicopter

N34LB

1978 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
780714
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-D1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Venture Helicopters LLC (LLC)
Based
West Lafayette, IN
1978 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N34LB.
Registration record

N34LB on the FAA register

Type
1978 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Serial
780714
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-D1A
Registered owner
Venture Helicopters LLC
West Lafayette, IN
Certificate issued
2022-03-30
Airworthiness date
2009-04-01
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3BBF1
Mode S (octal)
50735761
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

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-03-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N34LB to the current registrant.
  • 2010-09-20
    Accident at Schaumburg, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 2009-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2004-08-28
    N34LB previously assigned to a Schleicher ASW-20 (s/n 20342); cancelled.
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N34LB

N34LB is a 1978 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters, serial number 780714. The FAA register lists Venture Helicopters LLC as the registrant in West Lafayette, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 30, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

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 April 1, 2009.

N34LB has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 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

2010-09-20 Accident · Schaumburg, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN10LA560
Reported aircraft: Schweizer 269C
Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the left aft cluster fitting assembly following the loss of torque on the lock nut due to a manufacturing defect.
2003-06-15 Accident · Idyllwild, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX03CA201
Reported aircraft: Schleicher ASW-20 — a different aircraft that carried the N34LB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The combined effects of a loss of thermal lift and a gust induced loss of airspeed at a low above ground altitude, which resulted in a descent to impact with trees. The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance margin while cruising in mountainous terrain was a factor.

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.