# N103AB: 1965 Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502)
- Engine: [Lycoming HO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ho-360-series) (registry code 41513)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 125-0223
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 28, 1976
- Certificate issued: May 3, 1989
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A00FDB
- Owner when cancelled: [Joe Mcauliffe Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOE%20MCAULIFFE%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Fort Klamath, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Fort%20Klamath)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7248° N, 122.0140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97626, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103AB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=103AB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103AB-2013-05-13

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 269B: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b.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 LAX91LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA257), Jun 9, 1991: Schweizer 269B (N103AB), Cottonwood, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. THE TRANSMISSION WIRE WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 19910611021309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910611021309A), Jun 11, 1991: Hughes 269B (N103AB), Cottonwood, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On takeoff from farm field struck wires and fell to ground. Had made landing unknown reason while herding cattle.

## Other aircraft with N103AB

- [Cancelled 2019-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103AB-2019-11-25): Cirrus Design SF50, S/N 0132, built 2019. Exported to Poland. Owner: [Cirrus Design Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIRRUS%20DESIGN%20CORP), [Duluth, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Duluth)

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