N279SA - 2006 Schweizer 269C-1 Aircraft Registration

N279SA is a 2006 Schweizer 269C-1, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Echelon Right LLC in Nicholasville, KY. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 1, 2018. The registration certificate was issued on June 22, 2023. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming HIO-360-G1A engine producing 180 horsepower, N279SA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A2C97C (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N279SA was last tracked by AviatorDB near Deland Municipal Sidney H Taylor Field (KDED) on June 24, 2026. The FAA registry record for N279SA was last updated on July 6, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Schweizer 269, originally the Hughes Model 269, was a pioneering lightweight helicopter that made rotorcraft accessible to civilian operators for the first time. First flown on October 2, 1956, it was a two-seat utility helicopter powered by a Lycoming piston engine with a three-blade articulated rotor system. With a 27-foot rotor diameter and cruise speed of 90 mph, the aircraft offered unprecedented affordability at $22,500 for the 269A variant in 1961. Manufactured initially by Hughes Tool Company's Aircraft Division and later by Schweizer Aircraft Corporation. AviatorDB tracks 1,360 Schweizer aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is H269.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N279SA. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.