# N1169U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: December 7, 1993
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1169U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1169U

## Aircraft that carried N1169U

- [Cancelled 1993-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1169U-1993-12-07): Cessna 172M, S/N 17266873. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Hickam Wheeler Aero Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HICKAM%20WHEELER%20AERO%20CLUB), [Wheeler Afb, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Wheeler%20Afb)
- [Cancelled 1971-06-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1169U-1971-06-22): Sikorsky H-34A, S/N 581071. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Sikorsky Aircraft Div United Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIKORSKY%20AIRCRAFT%20DIV%20UNITED%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Fairfield, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Fairfield)

## NTSB investigations on N1169U (2)

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 LAX93FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA068), Dec 17, 1992: Cessna 172M (N1169U), Laie, HI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO A MOUNTAINOUS AREA WHERE HE LOST VISUAL REFERENCE TO ILLUMINATED GROUND FEATURES WHICH RESULTED IN HIS BECOMING DISORIENTED. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE…
- [NTSB SEA79DYE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE32), Jul 17, 1979: Cessna 172M (N1169U), Ocean Shores, WA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1169U (2)

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 19921216050789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921216050789A), Dec 16, 1992: Cessna 172M (N1169U), Laie, HI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into a cloud obscured mountain at night. Rain, low clouds in area. Flight not advised per club regulations.
- [Accident 19790717015719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790717015719A), Jul 17, 1979: Cessna 172M (N1169U), Ocean Shores, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot set 20 of flaps on flare out and ran off end of runway, causing accident.

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