# N2769: Hughes 369HS, registration cancelled 1981-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (registry code 4470728)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 110289S
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 17, 1976
- Last registry action: December 30, 1981
- Mode S code: A2C059
- Owner when cancelled: [United States Department Of Energy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20ENERGY)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2769
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2769
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2769-1981-12-23

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 369HS: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs.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 IAD80FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA071), Mar 24, 1980: Hughes 500 (N2769), Stephensville, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19800324008779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800324008779A), Mar 24, 1980: Hughes 369 (N2769), Stevensville, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Helicopter became missing on flight near chesapeake bay. One piece of wreckage and bodies washed ashore.

## Other aircraft with N2769

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2769-undated): Ryan M-2, S/N 22. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Dallas Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DALLAS%20CHARLES), [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)

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