Piston helicopter

N9988F

Schweizer 300C Piston Helicopters / 269C Piston Helicopters

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
S1791
Class
Piston helicopter
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Del Rio Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Paso Robles, CA
Registration record

N9988F on the FAA register

Type
Schweizer 300C Piston Helicopters / 269C Piston Helicopters
Serial
S1791
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Registered owner
Del Rio Aviation Inc
Paso Robles, CA
Certificate issued
2020-03-27
Airworthiness date
1999-10-08
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADF3D1
Mode S (octal)
53371721
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

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-03-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N9988F to the current registrant.
  • 1999-10-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1955-08-04
    N9988F previously assigned to a Douglas C-47A (s/n 13837); cancelled.
Overview

About N9988F

N9988F is a Schweizer 300C Piston Helicopters / 269C Piston Helicopters, serial number S1791. The FAA register lists Del Rio Aviation Inc as the registrant in Paso Robles, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 27, 2020 and expires on March 31, 2027.

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 October 8, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9988F. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
95 kt
Range
196 nm
Fuel burn
9 gph

Published figures for the Schweizer 300C Piston Helicopters / 269C Piston Helicopters type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-05-31 Accident · Wharton,Wv, 48 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1902
Reported aircraft: Aerospatial SA341G — a different aircraft that carried the N9988F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: APPROACH.

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.