# N11017: Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 1991-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 900964
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 20, 1981
- Last registry action: January 23, 1990
- Mode S code: A02ECE
- Owner when cancelled: [Flight Safety Intl Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLIGHT%20SAFETY%20INTL%20INC)
- Location: [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.6407° N, 80.4036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32960, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=11017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11017-1991-07-29

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 ATL91FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA120), Jul 1, 1991: Hughes 269C (N11017), Blakely, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, AND FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES AND MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM.

## 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 19910701030599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701030599A), Jul 1, 1991: Hughes 269C (N11017), Blakely, GA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Engine failed respond on autorotation power recovery. Low rotor RPM caused high impact. Fuel injector nozzles dirty

## Other aircraft with N11017

- [Cancelled 2015-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11017-2015-05-15): Consolidated Vultee BT-13, S/N 41-11017. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Watkins Donley E III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATKINS%20DONLEY%20E%20III), [Banning, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Banning)
- [Cancelled 1997-04-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11017-1997-04-04): Raytheon 1900D, S/N UE269. Exported to France. Owner: [Transair USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANSAIR%20USA%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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