# N269RR: 1964 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2022-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 105-0410
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 9, 1983
- Certificate issued: November 29, 2018
- Last registry action: November 29, 2018
- Mode S code: A2A1F3
- Owner when cancelled: [Jones Thomas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20THOMAS)
- Location: [Cross Plains, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Cross%20Plains)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.5620° N, 86.6821° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37049, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N269RR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=269RR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N269RR-2022-03-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 GAA19CA463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA463), Jul 24, 2019: Hughes 269A (N269RR), Springfield, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control and a loss of tail rotor effectiveness while hover-taxiing and turning toward a taxiway in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a dynamic…

## 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 20190724016109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190724016109A), Jul 24, 2019: Hughes 269A (N269RR), Springfield, TN, Substantial damage. Helicopter was current for maintenance considerations, annual, 100 hour, completed on day of accident. Owner was giving free rides to family and friends. One…

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