# N9522F: 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 28, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9522F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9522F

## Aircraft that carried N9522F

- [Cancelled 1991-03-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9522F-1991-03-28): Hughes 269B, S/N 580364. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Sportflight Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPORTFLIGHT%20HELICOPTER%20INC), [Aurora, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Aurora)

## NTSB investigations on N9522F (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 CHI88FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA190), Aug 2, 1988: Mcdonnell Douglas 269B (N9522F), Braceville, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: CONDUCTING MANEUVERING FLIGHT THE PIC FAILED TO MONITOR THE HELICOPTER SYSTEMS AND ALLOWED THE MAIN ROTOR RPM TO DECAY TO THE POINT WHERE IT WOULD NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH LIFT TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT.
- [NTSB CHI87LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA098), Mar 17, 1987: Hughes 269B (N9522F), South Bend, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9522F (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 19880802030149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880802030149A), Aug 2, 1988: Hughes 269B (N9522F), Braceville, IL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Vertical ground impact. No witnesses. No mechanical defects found. Came to rest in upright position.
- [Accident 19870317006279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870317006279A), Mar 17, 1987: Hughes 269B (N9522F), South Bend, IN, Substantial damage. The helicopter was damaged in a hard, precautionary landing. Fuel low light led pilot to land. Fuel tank empty.

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