# N269BS: Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 2022-07-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 2, 2022
- 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: 65-0205
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 28, 1977
- Certificate issued: March 2, 2016
- Last registry action: January 29, 2019
- Mode S code: A2A096
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Suzanne M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20SUZANNE%20M)
- Location: [Midland City, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Midland%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.3502° N, 85.4955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36350, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N269BS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=269BS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N269BS-2022-07-02

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 ERA16LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA326), Sep 22, 2016: Hughes 269B (N269BS), Ozark, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined following a successful postaccident engine run on the accident helicopter.

## 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 20160922015859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160922015859A), Sep 22, 2016: Hughes 269B (N269BS), Ozark, AL, Substantial damage. This was an instructional flight conducted under 4 CFR part 141. Instructor initiated a simulated engine failure and had the student perform the autorotation.…

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