# N171FF: Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: S1200
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 12, 1985
- Certificate issued: October 26, 2005
- Last registry action: November 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A11D67
- Owner when cancelled: [Reed Aerospace LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REED%20AEROSPACE%20LLC)
- Location: [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5914° N, 116.1942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83706, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171FF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=171FF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171FF-2018-01-11

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 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 SEA03LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA158), Jul 28, 2003: Hughes 269C (N171FF), Melba, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter due to his failure to maintain rotor rpm. Factors contributing to the accident were the corn crop, and the pilot's abrupt maneuver to avoid…

## 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 20030728036749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030728036749A), Jul 28, 2003: Hughes 269C (N171FF), Melba, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was heading north at two feet above corn stalks at 30 KTS, and started a cyclic climb to gain altitude, looking for wires aligned at north end…

## Other aircraft with N171FF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171FF): Freedom Flight Works REACHER 10K, S/N E315100-3002

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