Piston helicopter

N8990F

1974 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
640313
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Deon Esterhuizen Inc (Corporation)
Based
Clearwater, FL
1974 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Representative photo of a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters. Not a photo of N8990F.
Registration record

N8990F on the FAA register

Type
1974 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters
Serial
640313
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Deon Esterhuizen Inc
Clearwater, FL
Certificate issued
2026-01-17
Airworthiness date
1974-08-30
Registration expires
2033-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC6921
Mode S (octal)
53064441
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

  • 2033-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N8990F.
  • 1974-08-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8990F

N8990F is a 1974 Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters, serial number 640313. The FAA register lists Deon Esterhuizen Inc as the registrant in Clearwater, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 17, 2026 and expires on January 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a piston helicopter, one Lycoming O&VO-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 August 30, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8990F.

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 N8990F.

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.