# N258Y: 2002 Wright James L HUGHES 1 B, registration cancelled 2005-12-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 30, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Wright James L HUGHES 1 B](https://openairdocs.org/model/wright-james-l-hughes-1-b) (registry code 056120R)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 2
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 24, 2002
- Certificate issued: November 19, 2002
- Last registry action: November 15, 2005
- Mode S code: A2775C
- Owner when cancelled: [James And Betty Wright LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20AND%20BETTY%20WRIGHT%20LLC)
- Location: [Cottage Grove, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Cottage%20Grove)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.7468° N, 123.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97424, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N258Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=258Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N258Y-2005-12-30

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 Wright James L HUGHES 1 B: https://openairdocs.org/model/wright-james-l-hughes-1-b.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 DEN03FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA138), Aug 5, 2003: Wright Hughes 1-B (N258Y), Yellowstone Nat, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight loss of a propeller counterweight, followed by the pilot's loss of aircraft control during a forced landing attempt and subsequent inadvertent stall/spin to the ground.

## 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 20030804018129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030804018129A), Aug 4, 2003: Amtr HUGHES1B (N258Y), Yellowstonepark, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Improper maintenance of the propeller caused it to go into low pitch and high RPM causing high oil and cylinder temperature. The pilot attempted an…
- [Incident 20030123000869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030123000869I), Jan 23, 2003: Amtr HUGHES1B (N258Y), Cottage Grove, OR, Minor damage. (-23) Approach to Cottage Grove airstrip, aircraft showed 3 green indicators for landing gear down and locked. When aircraft landed and weight was applied to…

## Other aircraft with N258Y

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N258Y): Aero Antiques IMIT TRVLAIR R TYPE, S/N LAA-362-14892, built 2012
- [Cancelled 1975-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N258Y-1975-04-24): Hughes 1B, S/N 1, built 1935. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

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