# N1088Z: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 24, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1088Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1088Z

## Aircraft that carried N1088Z

- [Cancelled 2012-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1088Z-2012-05-24): Hughes 269C, S/N 511057, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Niagara Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIAGARA%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC), [Niagara Falls, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Niagara%20Falls)

## NTSB investigations on N1088Z (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO93FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA019), Jan 11, 1993: Hughes 269C (N1088Z), Tonawanda, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM AN OBSTACLE DURING FLIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT INCLUDE POOR VISIBILITY AND WEATHER CONDITIONS…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1088Z (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19930111000289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930111000289A), Jan 11, 1993: Hughes 269C (N1088Z), Tonawanda, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Traffic watch helicopter struck powerlines over the niagara river. Impact severed rotors. Wreckage found in river.

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