# N9398F: 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: August 21, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9398F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9398F

## Aircraft that carried N9398F

- [Cancelled 2013-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9398F-2013-08-21): Hughes 269B, S/N 0129, built 1964. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Boonton, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Boonton)

## NTSB investigations on N9398F (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 NYC97LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA138), Jul 14, 1997: Hughes 269B (N9398F), Paducah, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to identify and correct the worn holes on the lower fuselage fairing and the failure of the flight instructor to maintain main rotor RPM during the autorotative…
- [NTSB OAK74FJA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA16), Feb 27, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9398F), Lihue, HI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9398F (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 19970714018389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970714018389A), Jul 14, 1997: Hughes 269B (N9398F), Paducah, KY, Substantial damage. Fairing on worn skid fittings came loosed on takeoff. Blocked engine aire intake. Autorotated. Rotor RPM decayed. (-23) while preparing for a check ride,…
- [Accident 19740227003689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740227003689A), Feb 27, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9398F), Lihue, HI, Substantial damage. Ditch defoliation. Watching grnd worker.

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