# N2273W: 1969 Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 2015-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 790431
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 1978
- Certificate issued: June 25, 1996
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A1FDD8
- Owner when cancelled: [Northern Ohio Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHERN%20OHIO%20HELICOPTER%20INC)
- Location: [Brunswick, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Brunswick)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2445° N, 81.8288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44212, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2273W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2273W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2273W-2015-05-19

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 NYC98LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA025), Oct 31, 1997: Hughes 269B (N2273W), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to recover from settling-with-power. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's downwind approach and low airspeed.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19971031031619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971031031619A), Oct 31, 1997: Hughes 269B (N2273W), Cleveland, OH, Substantial damage. Allowed airspeed decay. Entered right spin to ground. No anomalies. Indicates lost tail rotor effectiveness. (.4)the pilot reported that while flying in wind…
- [Incident 19910714027319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910714027319I), Jul 14, 1991: Hughes 269B (N2273W), Zanesville, OH, Minor damage. Experienced power loss in flight. Emergency landing into the muskingham river.

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