# N380TL: 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 6, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=380TL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N380TL

## Aircraft that carried N380TL

- [Cancelled 2017-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N380TL-2017-07-06): Hughes 269C, S/N 680694, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Canyon State Aero LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANYON%20STATE%20AERO%20LLC), [Gilbert, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Gilbert)

## NTSB investigations on N380TL (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 WPR12FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA191), May 2, 2012: Hughes 269C (N380TL), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of tail rotor drive due to a fatigue failure of the main transmission pinion, which resulted in a loss of directional control during cruise flight.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N380TL (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 20120502009279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120502009279A), May 2, 2012: Hughes 269C (N380TL), Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed. Pilot was flying aerial photo flight with photographer on board. In cruise flight, pilot felt airframe vibration and metalic "clunk" from rear of aircraft…

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