# N269SS: 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 10, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=269SS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N269SS

## Aircraft that carried N269SS

- [Cancelled 2020-07-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N269SS-2020-07-10): Hartzler Colon Louis BENSEN, S/N 053646503, built 2004. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hartzler Colon L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARTZLER%20COLON%20L), [Dawsonville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Dawsonville)

## NTSB investigations on N269SS (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 IAD98LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA002), Oct 3, 1997: Hughes 269A (N269SS), Campbellsville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot refueled the helicopter with jet fuel instead of avgas, which resulted in a loss of engine power. A related factor was the unsuitable terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N269SS (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 19971003029999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971003029999A), Oct 3, 1997: Hughes 269A (N269SS), Campbellsville, KY, Substantial damage. Lost engine power shortly after takeoff, auto rotated into a field, right skid broke off on landing, cartwheeled. (.4) the pilot reported that about 3 minutes…

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