# N268ST: 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: March 21, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=268ST
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N268ST

## Aircraft that carried N268ST

- [Cancelled 2018-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N268ST-2018-03-21): Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, S/N 470122D, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Pacific Aeromotive Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20AEROMOTIVE%20CORP), [Erie, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Erie)

## NTSB investigations on N268ST (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 LAX06LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA015), Oct 19, 2005: Hughes 369D (N268ST), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout and obstacle clearance altitude, which resulted in a collision with power lines. Factors in the accident were the position of the sun…
- [NTSB LAX01LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA305), Sep 23, 2001: Hughes 369D (N268ST), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A hard landing due to the dual student's failure to maintain main rotor speed, his improper landing flare, and the flight control interference by the flight instructor.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N268ST (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 20051019026879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051019026879A), Oct 19, 2005: Hughes 369D (N268ST), Avalon, CA, Destroyed. (-23) On 10/19/2005 at approximately 1429 hrs PDT, a Hughes 369D, N268ST, collided with power lines during cruise flight and came to rest on the beach at big…
- [Accident 20010923026969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010923026969A), Sep 23, 2001: Hughes 369D (N268ST), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 23, 2001, about 1315 hours pacific daylight time, a Hughes 369D, N268ST, operated by civic helicopters, inc., Carlsbad, California, made a…

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