# N7497F: 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: February 25, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7497F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7497F

## Aircraft that carried N7497F

- [Cancelled 1982-02-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7497F-1982-02-25): Hughes 269C, S/N 570598. Owner: [Carl E Smith Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARL%20E%20SMITH%20INC), [Sandyville, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Sandyville)

## NTSB investigations on N7497F (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 ATL81FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA114), Sep 11, 1981: Hughes 269C (N7497F), Falls Mill, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7497F (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 19810911059789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810911059789A), Sep 11, 1981: Hughes 269C (N7497F), Falls Mills, WV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck wires during low altitude search for marijuana fields. Blew up and burned. Wires stretched across river.

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