# N16133: 1968 Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 2004-06-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 9, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502)
- 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: 180348
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 28, 1998
- Certificate issued: April 16, 2001
- Last registry action: April 20, 2004
- Mode S code: A0F842
- Owner when cancelled: [Heli-Fun Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELI-FUN%20INC)
- Location: [Grass Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Grass%20Valley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1007° N, 121.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95949, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16133
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16133
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16133-2004-06-09

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 269B: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b.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 LAX03FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA134), Apr 11, 2003: Hughes 269B (N16133), Auburn, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the misjudged flare maneuver by an unknown crewmember during a likely practice autorotation that resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.

## 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 20030410007149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030410007149A), Apr 10, 2003: Hughes 269B (N16133), Auburn, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) The instructor was regarded as "highly experienced, professional, and extremely safety conscious." The helicopter's tail moved from side to side and then…

## Other aircraft with N16133

- [Cancelled 1994-06-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16133-1994-06-28): Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX, S/N 165. Owner: [Cory Douglas W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORY%20DOUGLAS%20W), [Sedona, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sedona)
- [Cancelled 1974-06-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16133-1974-06-24): Cessna 150L, S/N 15073500. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Foley Daniel J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOLEY%20DANIEL%20J), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- [Cancelled 1938-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16133-1938-09-20): Stinson SR-8B, S/N 9708. Owner: [Miller Henry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20HENRY), [Monroe, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Monroe)

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