Piston helicopter

N8962F

1973 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
430196
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Embry Aero Ltd (Corporation)
Based
Greenville, IL
1973 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N8962F.
Registration record

N8962F on the FAA register

Type
1973 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Serial
430196
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Embry Aero Ltd
Greenville, IL
Certificate issued
2007-08-23
Airworthiness date
1973-05-23
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC5E42
Mode S (octal)
53057102
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

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-08-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N8962F.
  • 1973-05-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8962F

N8962F is a 1973 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters, serial number 430196. The FAA register lists Embry Aero Ltd as the registrant in Greenville, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 23, 2007 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming I0360 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 May 23, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8962F.

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 N8962F.

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.