# N1103R: 1980 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2013-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2013
- 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: 1100984
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 15, 1980
- Certificate issued: June 18, 1998
- Last registry action: July 12, 2001
- Mode S code: A02F04
- Owner when cancelled: [G O Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/G%20O%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6462° N, 95.2771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77061, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1103R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1103R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1103R-2013-09-20

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 FTW98LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA362), Aug 17, 1998: Hughes 269C (N1103R), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the helicopter which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## 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 19980817021069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980817021069A), Aug 17, 1998: Hughes 269C (N1103R), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Helicopter began to lose rotor RPM. Tried to auto rotate but was unsuccessful, and acft crashed while on approach. (.4) during an instructional solo…

## Other aircraft with N1103R

- [Cancelled 2022-12-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1103R-2022-12-03): Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV, S/N 1103. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Avire LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIRE%20LLC), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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