# N1020U: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 1999-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 56-0529
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 10, 1986
- Last registry action: June 15, 1999
- Mode S code: A00E8D
- Owner when cancelled: [City Of Cedar Rapids](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CITY%20OF%20CEDAR%20RAPIDS)
- Location: [Cedar Rapids, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Cedar%20Rapids)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9755° N, 91.6592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52401, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1020U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1020U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1020U-1999-07-27

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Hughes 269A: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI97GA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97GA166), Jun 12, 1997: Hughes 269A-1 (N1020U), Cedar Rapids, IA, destroyed. Probable cause: loss of engine power due to undetermined reason(s). Related factors included the obstructions (building, utility pole, and transmission wires); and the lack of a functional windsock, due to…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19970611013809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970611013809A), Jun 11, 1997: Hughes 269A (N1020U), Cedar Rapids, IA, Destroyed. Helicopter struck a powerline transformer, crashed on approach to helipad, burned. (.4)after refueling, the pilot departed north from a helipad with an…

## Other aircraft with N1020U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1020U): Cessna 170A, S/N 18783
- [Cancelled 1972-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1020U-1972-03-06): Sud SE 210 CARAVELLE VIR, S/N 114. Exported to Denmark. Owner: [United Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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