# N9488F: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 14, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9488F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9488F

## Aircraft that carried N9488F

- [Cancelled 2000-08-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9488F-2000-08-14): Schweizer 269C, S/N S1689. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [City Of Topeka Police](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CITY%20OF%20TOPEKA%20POLICE), [Topeka, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Topeka)
- [Cancelled 1970-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9488F-1970-06-08): Hughes 269B, S/N 270314. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Hughes Tool Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20TOOL%20CO), [Culver City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Culver%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N9488F (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 CHI00GA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00GA160), Jun 13, 2000: Schweizer 269C (N9488F), Topeka, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain translational lift while maneuvering, and the loss of tail rotor effectiveness. Factors relating to this accident were the tailwind, low airspeed, low rotor rpm, and…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9488F (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 20000613007929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000613007929A), Jun 13, 2000: Hughes 269C (N9488F), Topeka, KS, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Police heli was circling a home improvement store where a burglar alarm had sounded. Police officers were inside while heli N9488F was circling outside.…

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