# N9568F: 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: May 23, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9568F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9568F

## Aircraft that carried N9568F

- [Cancelled 2013-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9568F-2013-05-23): Hughes 269B, S/N 310460, built 1971. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [South Carolina Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20CAROLINA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Saluda, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Saluda)

## NTSB investigations on N9568F (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 IAD78FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA106), Sep 4, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9568F), Damascus, MD, destroyed
- [NTSB IAD77FIG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG35), Sep 15, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9568F), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9568F (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 19780904038559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904038559A), Sep 4, 1978: Hughes 269A (N9568F), Damascus, MD, Destroyed. The tail rotor fork bolt failed
- [Accident 19770915027389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770915027389A), Sep 15, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9568F), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. Standard skids,both worn excessively. Helo nosed over,m/r hit gnd.

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