# N1091Y: 1981 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2013-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 411050
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 1981
- Last registry action: December 12, 2002
- Mode S code: A028B5
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5387° N, 98.4913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78216, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1091Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1091Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1091Y-2013-08-27

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 FTW98LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA084), Jan 2, 1998: Hughes 269C (N1091Y), Riviera, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of the crankshaft for undetermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced 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 19980102000039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980102000039A), Jan 2, 1998: Hughes 269C (N1091Y), Riviera, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit while herding cattle. Autorotated to hard landing main rotors chopped tail boom. (.4)following a total loss of engine power, during a cattle…
- [Accident 19971231046889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971231046889A), Dec 31, 1997: Hughes 269C (N1091Y), Riviera, TX, No damage. (-23) On December 31, 1997, at 0830 CDT, a Hughes 269C helicopter, N1091Y registered to smith helicopters, inc., sustained substantial damage during an…

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