# N10PY: 1976 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 1980-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 360478
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 27, 1976
- Mode S code: A003B7
- Owner when cancelled: [Excavators Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EXCAVATORS%20INC)
- Location: [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1442° N, 80.1728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33311, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10PY
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=10PY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10PY-1980-12-16

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MIA80FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA105), Sep 18, 1980: Hughes 269C (N10PY), Miami, FL, destroyed

## 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 19800918057759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800918057759A), Sep 18, 1980: Hughes 269C (N10PY), Miami, FL, Destroyed. Fire erupted in engine compartment just prior to landing in a swampty area. Exact cause of fire unknown.

## Other aircraft with N10PY

- [Cancelled 2020-07-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10PY-2020-07-27): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 2527, built 2007. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20GUARANTY%20CORP%20TRUSTEE), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

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