# N222SW: 1974 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 1980-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 1980
- Exported to: Australia
- 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: 240279
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 26, 1979
- Mode S code: A1EA14
- Owner when cancelled: [Kinzie Ind Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KINZIE%20IND%20INC)
- Location: [Alva, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Alva)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8392° N, 98.7838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73717, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222SW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=222SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222SW-1980-02-25

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 MIA79DKJ52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ52), Jul 3, 1979: Hughes 269C (N222SW), Hurtsboro, AL, destroyed

## 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 19790703018209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703018209A), Jul 3, 1979: Hughes 269C (N222SW), Hurtsboro, AL, Destroyed. Operator was training new pilot in ag. Operations,student allowed rotor RPM to decay during procedure turn.

## Other aircraft with N222SW

- [Cancelled 2021-08-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222SW-2021-08-19): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 0977, built 2004. Owner: [Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20WEST%20AVIATION%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

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