# N9609F: 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=9609F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9609F

## Aircraft that carried N9609F

- [Cancelled 2013-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9609F-2013-05-23): Hughes 269C, S/N 700017, built 1970. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)

## NTSB investigations on N9609F (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 BFO92FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA144), Sep 25, 1992: Hughes 269C (N9609F), East Bernstadt, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION INVOLVING FAILURE TO DETECT WEAR OF THE CLUTCH SPRING ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN THE UNCOUPLING OF ENGINE POWER TO THE MAIN TRANSMISSION.
- [NTSB CHI73AEA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AEA36), May 22, 1973: Hughes 269C (N9609F), De Pauw, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9609F (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 19920925038969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920925038969A), Sep 25, 1992: Hughes 269C (N9609F), East Bernstadt, KY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Power train system failed during powerline control. Rotor speed decayed. Helicopter struck rising terrain.
- [Accident 19730522013139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730522013139A), May 22, 1973: Hughes 269C (N9609F), De Pauw, IN, Substantial damage. Throttl ctl to fuel attach bolt missing. Insp 3 otr 300 acft,bolts rotated by hand cotter keys worn

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