# N19540: Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 1972-04-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 21, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 410111
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 19, 1968
- Mode S code: A17DBB
- Owner when cancelled: [Hughes Tool Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20TOOL%20CO)
- Location: [Carlsbad, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Carlsbad)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19540
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=19540
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19540-1972-04-21

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 LAX72FUM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUM21), Mar 23, 1972: Hughes 269C (N19540), Carlsbad, CA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N19540

- [Cancelled 1948-06-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19540-1948-06-03): Taylor J-2, S/N 1740, built 1937. Owner: [New York City Board Of Education](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEW%20YORK%20CITY%20BOARD%20OF%20EDUCATION), [Brooklyn, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Brooklyn)

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