Piston helicopter

N4853S

1977 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
870625
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-D1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pell City, AL
1977 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N4853S.
Registration record

N4853S on the FAA register

Type
1977 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Serial
870625
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-D1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pell City, AL
Certificate issued
2017-10-16
Airworthiness date
2011-02-03
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5FDFE
Mode S (octal)
51376776
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).
  • 2017-10-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N4853S to the current registrant.
  • 2011-02-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991-06-28
    N4853S previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260 (s/n 321294); cancelled.
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N4853S

N4853S is a 1977 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters, serial number 870625. It is registered to an individual in Pell City, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 16, 2017 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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 February 3, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4853S.

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 N4853S.

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.