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N9579F

Not registered

N-number · 1 earlier aircraft

Open in FAA registry

Registered now: No
Earlier aircraft: 1
Last cancelled: August 27, 1996

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026. The mark may be reserved or free to assign.

Aircraft that carried N9579F · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N9579F now.

1996Hughes 269C · S/N 540311Cancelled Aug 27, 1996 · Triennial form not returned · Flight Trails Helicopters, Carlsbad, CA

NTSB investigations on N9579F · 1

Of this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it.

NTSB LAX96FA177Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHughes 269C · San Diego, CAthe decision of the pilot to fly at low altitude and low airspeed within a hazardous performance area published in the pilot operating handbook. Factors in the accident were tailwinds, lack of operator preventative maintenance impairing engine power,…Apr 23, 1996 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports on N9579F · 3

Filed on this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it. Each report names the aircraft it was matched to.

Accident 19960423008079AHughes 269C · San Diego, CAPhoto flight crashed orbiting hospital. Slow and low settled with power. Engine stuck valve. Traces of medications.Apr 23, 1996 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 19930227007169IHughes 269C · Rancho Santa Fe, CAPilot contact the ground with tail rotor during a simulated failed tail rotor approach demonstration.Feb 27, 1993 · Minor damage Incident 19911001051739IHughes 269C · Rancho Santa Fe, CAPractice pinnacle landing on unimproved field. Aircraft began shaking. Suspect ground resonance. Main rotor damagedOct 1, 1991 · Minor damage