# N11XC: 1965 Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 2018-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0102
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 16, 1964
- Certificate issued: December 28, 1999
- Last registry action: January 17, 2013
- Mode S code: A02BEA
- Owner when cancelled: [Capen Clayton C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPEN%20CLAYTON%20C)
- Location: [Mecosta, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Mecosta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6209° N, 85.2416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49332, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11XC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=11XC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11XC-2018-02-28

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 269B: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b.md

## NTSB investigations (5)

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 CEN10CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA469), Aug 7, 2010: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Lakeview, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent angle during landing approach, which resulted in a settling with power condition.
- [NTSB ATL95LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA053), Feb 18, 1995: Schweizer 269B (N11XC), Addison, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL DURING A DESCENT WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.
- [NTSB FTW91FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA123), Jul 18, 1991: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Brickeys, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH CONTROL CABLE DUE TO FRAYING WHICH INITIATED THE FORCED LANDING AND THE OPERATOR'S FAILURE TO PERFORM RECOMMENDED INSPECTIONS ON THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S…
- [NTSB MKC76DCA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCA07), Aug 6, 1975: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Kennett, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW74FPM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPM15), Dec 22, 1973: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 20100807043359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100807043359A), Aug 7, 2010: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Lake View, MI, Destroyed. On August 07, 2010 at 13:25 eastern daylight time, a Hughes 269B, N11XC was destroyed when it hit a hangar at lakeview Griffith field (13C). The 14 CFR part 91…
- [Accident 19950218002129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950218002129A), Feb 18, 1995: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Addison, AL, Substantial damage. Rolled throttle off instead of collective on descent for landing. Impact broke off right skid. Rolled over.
- [Accident 19910718027969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910718027969A), Jul 18, 1991: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Brickeys, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Main rotor clutch cable broke,helicopter dropped into wooded swamp. Cable broke due rubbing on cable guide.
- [Accident 19750806034049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750806034049A), Aug 6, 1975: Hughes 269B (N11XC), Kennett, MO, Substantial damage. Lateral cylic push-pull rod end separated at right control stick
- [Accident 19731222042499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731222042499A), Dec 22, 1973: Hughes 269C (N11XC), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Lost ctl abt 5 ft AGL after running tkof.

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