# N403SD: 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: June 21, 1996
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=403SD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N403SD

## Aircraft that carried N403SD

- [Cancelled 1996-06-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403SD-1996-06-21): Hughes 269A, S/N 270676. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Short J C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHORT%20J%20C), [Premont, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Premont)

## NTSB investigations on N403SD (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 FTW90FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA183), Sep 17, 1990: Hughes 269A (N403SD), Kingsville, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE LEFT FLANGE ON THE TAIL BOOM SADDLE FITTING.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N403SD (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 19900917039529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900917039529A), Sep 17, 1990: Hughes TH55A (N403SD), Kingsville, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Tailboom separated in flight. Entered spin and crashed. Saddle flange fractured. Stabilizer not approved civil use.

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