Piston helicopter

N7490F

Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
570596
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dodson International Parts Inc (Corporation)
Based
Rantoul, KS
 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N7490F.
Registration record

N7490F on the FAA register

Type
Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Serial
570596
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Registered owner
Dodson International Parts Inc
Rantoul, KS
Certificate issued
2022-02-24
Airworthiness date
1977-06-20
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA1657
Mode S (octal)
52413127
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

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-02-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N7490F.
  • 2002-03-24
    Accident at Bessemer, AL; damage: substantial.
  • 1977-06-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N7490F

N7490F is a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters, serial number 570596. The FAA register lists Dodson International Parts Inc as the registrant in Rantoul, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 24, 2022 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming HIO-360 series 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 June 20, 1977.

N7490F 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

2002-03-24 Accident · Bessemer, AL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA02LA070
Reported aircraft: Hughes 269C
Probable cause: The failure of the flight instructor to adequately monitor the student's rotorcraft control, resulting in an abrupt cyclic input causing a tail rotor strike of the terrain while entering a hover, and the resulting rollover during an uncontrolled descent.

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.