# N1097N: 1981 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2002-06-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 17, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 600934
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial advertising
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1992
- Certificate issued: May 25, 1990
- Last registry action: May 14, 2002
- Mode S code: A0297D
- Owners when cancelled: [Flight Trails Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20TRAILS%20HELICOPTERS), [Tu Chin Yi](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TU%20CHIN%20YI), [Tu Pauline S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TU%20PAULINE%20S)
- Location: [Carlsbad, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Carlsbad)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1425° N, 117.3134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92008, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1097N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1097N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1097N-2002-06-17

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 LAX01LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA053), Dec 4, 2000: Hughes 269C (N1097N), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's inadequate supervision and failure to maintain control of the helicopter during a practice autorotation. A contributing factor was the student's improper in-flight planning/decision.

## 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 20001204024669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001204024669A), Dec 4, 2000: Hughes 269C (N1097N), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) During a power-off touchdown autorotation, the a/c landed hard with excessive tail-low attitude and low rotor RPM. The main rotor severed the tail boom.…

## Other aircraft with N1097N

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1097N): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9821, built 2005

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