# N7400F: 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: May 7, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7400F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7400F

## Aircraft that carried N7400F

- [Cancelled 2013-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7400F-2013-05-07): Hughes 269C, S/N 250397, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Fly Fishing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLY%20FISHING%20INC), [Tacoma, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Tacoma)

## NTSB investigations on N7400F (2)

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 SEA96FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA130), Jun 19, 1996: Hughes 269C (N7400F), Eldon, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: fatigue failure of the connecting rod cap, which resulted in loss of engine power and ditching at sea.
- [NTSB SEA93LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA001), Oct 1, 1992: Hughes 269C (N7400F), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE HOVER. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN ROTORCRAFT AND HIS DIVERSION…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7400F (2)

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 19960619014469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960619014469A), Jun 19, 1996: Hughes 269C (N7400F), Eldon, WA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Cruise over canal 400FT awl. Vibration. Descended into canal. Engine had thrown a rod. Prior sudden stop accident.
- [Accident 19921001042969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921001042969A), Oct 1, 1992: Hughes 269C (N7400F), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. Allowed a skid to touch ground on a practice hover. Helicopter entered dynamic rollover.

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