Piston helicopter

N500HS

Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
170554
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Bow, WA
 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N500HS.
Registration record

N500HS on the FAA register

Type
Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Serial
170554
Engines
1
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bow, WA
Certificate issued
2013-08-12
Airworthiness date
1977-02-10
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A63AB0
Mode S (octal)
51435260
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

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-08-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N500HS.
  • 2003-07-25
    Accident at Marblemount, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1977-02-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N500HS

N500HS is a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters, serial number 170554. It is registered to co-owners in Bow, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 12, 2013 and expires on August 31, 2029.

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. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 10, 1977.

N500HS has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

2003-07-25 Accident · Marblemount, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA03LA156
Reported aircraft: Hughes 269C
Probable cause: The partial failure of a magneto during hover taxi over water, leading to a forced landing in shallow water near the shoreline. Factors include the aircraft being over a lake at the time that the partial loss of power made it impossible to keep it airborne.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters aircraft

All 74 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Washington

All 10,568 aircraft registered in Washington →
Similar aircraft

Other piston helicopters on the register

More from Hughes

Hughes models on the register

Own N500HS?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Schweizer aircraft for sale· Aircraft registered in Washington· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.