# N58228: 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: December 18, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=58228
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58228

## Aircraft that carried N58228

- [Cancelled 2014-12-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58228-2014-12-18): Hughes 269C, S/N 290771, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Alcorn Brad](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALCORN%20BRAD), [Hennessey, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Hennessey)

## NTSB investigations on N58228 (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 FTW89DRG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRG06), May 18, 1989: Hughes 269C (N58228), Rocksprings, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF THE HELICOPTER, FAILED TO MAINTIAN PROPER ROTOR RPM, AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE (CLEARANCE) ABOVE THE GROUND, WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N58228 (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 19890518012279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890518012279A), May 18, 1989: Hughes 269C (N58228), Rock Springs, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Appears pilot allowed rotor decay and flapping to occur while herding antelope at low altitude. Result fatal impact

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