# N115ES: 1964 Hughes 269A-1, registration cancelled 2013-07-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (registry code 4470404)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 26-0470
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 15, 1975
- Certificate issued: June 4, 2004
- Last registry action: June 15, 2010
- Mode S code: A03F3B
- Owner when cancelled: [Netstar Air Rescue Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NETSTAR%20AIR%20RESCUE%20INC)
- Location: [Elizabethton, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Elizabethton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3704° N, 82.1225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37643, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115ES
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=115ES
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115ES-2013-07-01

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 269A-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1.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 ATL04TA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04TA116), May 14, 2004: Hughes 269A (N115ES), Louisburg, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the tailboom saddle fitting which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. Also causal was inadequate maintenance due to non-compliance to an airworthiness directive requiring…

## 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 20040514007609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040514007609A), May 14, 2004: Hughes 269A1 (N115ES), Louisburg, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft was being operated by the franklin county sheriff's department taking part in a drug eradication program. Flight was one-hour into a two-hour…

## Other aircraft with N115ES

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115ES): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 1951, built 2019

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