Piston helicopter

N8700F

2008 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
S1924
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-D1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Houston Police Department + 1 co-owner (Government)
Based
Houston, TX
2008 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N8700F.
Registration record

N8700F on the FAA register

Type
2008 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Serial
S1924
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360-D1A
Registered owner
Houston Police Department + 1 co-owner
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2009-01-26
Airworthiness date
2008-12-12
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABF8B4
Mode S (octal)
52774264
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

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-01-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N8700F.
  • 2008-12-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8700F

N8700F is a 2008 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters, serial number S1924. The FAA register lists Houston Police Department + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 26, 2009 and expires on April 30, 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 December 12, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8700F.

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 N8700F.

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.