# N26628: 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: October 18, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26628
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26628

## Aircraft that carried N26628

- [Cancelled 2012-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26628-2012-10-18): Hughes 269C, S/N 1100992, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Eagle Air Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAGLE%20AIR%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Elburn, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Elburn)

## NTSB investigations on N26628 (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 CHI89FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA112), Jun 18, 1989: Hughes 269C (N26628), Lockport, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLIGHT TECHNIQUE BY THE PIC DURING A TAKEOFF FROM A CONFINED AREA.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N26628 (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 19890617016079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617016079A), Jun 17, 1989: Hughes 269C (N26628), Lockport, IL, Substantial damage. Struck trees on departing a restricted site. No proper egress routed. No record pilot training by employer.

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