# N26628: 1980 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2012-10-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- 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: 1100992
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 22, 1982
- Certificate issued: August 21, 1985
- Last registry action: September 21, 1991
- Mode S code: A29806
- Owner when cancelled: [Eagle Air Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAGLE%20AIR%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Elburn, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Elburn)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8516° N, 88.4764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60119, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26628
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26628
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26628-2012-10-18

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 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 CHI89FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA112), Jun 18, 1989: Hughes 269C (N26628), Lockport, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLIGHT TECHNIQUE BY THE PIC DURING A TAKEOFF FROM A CONFINED AREA.

## 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 19890617016079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890617016079A), Jun 17, 1989: Hughes 269C (N26628), Lockport, IL, Substantial damage. Struck trees on departing a restricted site. No proper egress routed. No record pilot training by employer.

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