# N37632: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 1991-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 460499
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: May 16, 1986
- Last registry action: September 24, 1991
- Mode S code: A44CF1
- Owners when cancelled: [Patterson Mark W DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATTERSON%20MARK%20W%20DBA), [Patterson Aircraft Maintenance](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATTERSON%20AIRCRAFT%20MAINTENANCE)
- Location: [South Daytona, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/South%20Daytona)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.1662° N, 81.0055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Daytona, FL, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37632
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=37632
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37632-1991-10-16

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 MIA89IA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA030), Nov 12, 1988: Hughes 269A (N37632), Daytona Beach, FL, incident, no damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19881112070089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881112070089I), Nov 12, 1988: Hughes 269A (N37632), Daytona Beach, FL, Destroyed. Drop in RPM. Noise in belt drive area. Autorotation to field. Grass caught on fire and destroyed aircraft.

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