# N1088Y: Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2018-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 611054
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 1984
- Last registry action: October 24, 2018
- Mode S code: A025F3
- Owner when cancelled: [Civic Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIC%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Carlsbad, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Carlsbad)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1068° N, 117.2963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92011, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1088Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1088Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1088Y-2018-10-24

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 269C: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c.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 WPR11LA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA462), Sep 22, 2011: Hughes 269C (N1088Y), Ramona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to follow the proper procedure while demonstrating a practice autorotation, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20110922022609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110922022609A), Sep 22, 2011: Hughes 269C (N1088Y), Ramona, CA, Substantial damage. During auto rotation landing for instruction pilot stated thate the engine quit causing aircraft to crash into a cow pasture
- [Incident 19890522027159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890522027159I), May 22, 1989: Hughes 269C (N1088Y), Carlsbad, CA, Minor damage. On practice autorotation the aircraft landed on back side of skids damaging main gear. Instructor re examined.

## Other aircraft with N1088Y

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1088Y): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 505, S/N 65139, built 2018

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