# N9280F: 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: March 23, 1993
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9280F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9280F

## Aircraft that carried N9280F

- [Cancelled 1993-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9280F-1993-03-23): Hughes 269C, S/N 540305. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Rockwell, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Rockwell)

## NTSB investigations on N9280F (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 BFO91LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA014), Nov 15, 1990: Hughes 269C (N9280F), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD.
- [NTSB ATL85LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA259), Aug 25, 1985: Hughes 269C (N9280F), Elizabethtown, KY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9280F (3)

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 19901115050759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901115050759A), Nov 15, 1990: Hughes 269C (N9280F), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Threw connecting rod through engine case on pipeline patrol. Made autorotation landing. Rod cap had fatigue mark.
- [Accident 19850825041339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850825041339A), Aug 25, 1985: Hughes 269C (N9280F), Elizabethtown, KY, Substantial damage. Entered heavy rain shower and bubble fogged up. Descended until tail rotor contacted a lake. Aircraft sank.
- [Incident 19790621016829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790621016829I), Jun 21, 1979: Hughes 269C (N9280F), Eastwood, KY, Minor damage. Helicopter on powerline patrol settled to the ground after making a down wind turn

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