# N2SW: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 1973-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 43-0197
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 12, 1972
- Mode S code: A18EF6
- Owner when cancelled: [Empire Helicopter & Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMPIRE%20HELICOPTER%20%26%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2SW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2SW-1973-08-22

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 SEA74DYE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE03), Jul 7, 1973: Hughes 269A (N2SW), Renton, WA, destroyed

## 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 19730707028559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730707028559A), Jul 7, 1973: Hughes 269A (N2SW), Renton, WA, Destroyed

## Other aircraft with N2SW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2SW): Airbus Helicopters AS 350B3, S/N 8746, built 2019
- [Cancelled 2013-04-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2SW-2013-04-09): Bell 47G, S/N 1525, built 1956. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

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