# N1088Z: 1981 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2012-05-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 511057
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 1981
- Certificate issued: April 21, 1987
- Last registry action: September 11, 2007
- Mode S code: A025F4
- Owner when cancelled: [Niagara Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIAGARA%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Niagara Falls, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Niagara%20Falls)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1050° N, 78.9480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14304, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1088Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1088Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1088Z-2012-05-24

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 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 BFO93FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA019), Jan 11, 1993: Hughes 269C (N1088Z), Tonawanda, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM AN OBSTACLE DURING FLIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT INCLUDE POOR VISIBILITY AND WEATHER CONDITIONS…

## 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 19930111000289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930111000289A), Jan 11, 1993: Hughes 269C (N1088Z), Tonawanda, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Traffic watch helicopter struck powerlines over the niagara river. Impact severed rotors. Wreckage found in river.

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