# N269BS: 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: July 2, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=269BS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N269BS

## Aircraft that carried N269BS

- [Cancelled 2022-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N269BS-2022-07-02): Hughes 269B, S/N 65-0205. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Smith Suzanne M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20SUZANNE%20M), [Midland City, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Midland%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N269BS (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 ERA16LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA326), Sep 22, 2016: Hughes 269B (N269BS), Ozark, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined following a successful postaccident engine run on the accident helicopter.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N269BS (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 20160922015859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160922015859A), Sep 22, 2016: Hughes 269B (N269BS), Ozark, AL, Substantial damage. This was an instructional flight conducted under 4 CFR part 141. Instructor initiated a simulated engine failure and had the student perform the autorotation.…

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