# N2256W: 1968 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2012-03-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- 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: 1181018
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 2000
- Certificate issued: July 30, 2002
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A1F6D3
- Owner when cancelled: [American Air Adventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIR%20ADVENTURES%20INC)
- Location: [Lancaster, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Lancaster)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6965° N, 82.6147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43130, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2256W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2256W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2256W-2012-03-14

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 269A: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a.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 CHI08CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA267), Aug 23, 2008: Hughes 269A (N2256W), Bremen, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient main rotor speed during the quick-stop maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the drainage ditch.

## 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 20080823846119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080823846119A), Aug 23, 2008: Hughes 269A (N2256W), Bremen, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot approached airstrip from the north and landed on runway 18. He attempted a "quick stop" maneuver. During the flare, the helicopter descended too…

## Other aircraft with N2256W

- [Cancelled 1991-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2256W-1991-10-31): Nord 3202, S/N 97. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Filippi Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FILIPPI%20AVIATION%20INC), [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)
- [Cancelled 1972-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2256W-1972-07-12): Bell 205A-1, S/N 30065. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20CO), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

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