Piston helicopter

N5160N

Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
1076
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ridgefield, WA
 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N5160N.
Registration record

N5160N on the FAA register

Type
Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Serial
1076
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ridgefield, WA
Certificate issued
2022-08-08
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A67A1E
Mode S (octal)
51475036
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).
  • 2022-08-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N5160N to the current registrant.
  • 1997-02-21
    Accident at Hood River, OR; damage: substantial.
  • 1980-12-10
    N5160N previously assigned to a Cessna 182Q Skylane (s/n 18267551); cancelled.
  • 1963-12-20
    N5160N previously assigned to a Consolidated B-24D (s/n 32225); cancelled.
Overview

About N5160N

N5160N is a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters, serial number 1076. It is registered to an individual in Ridgefield, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 8, 2022 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.

N5160N 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

1997-02-21 Accident · Hood River, OR Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA97LA065
Reported aircraft: Hughes 269C
Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's misjudgment of altitude and airspeed during a turn.

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.