# N37754: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2023-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: 67-16774
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 1991
- Last registry action: September 23, 2021
- Mode S code: A450F0
- Location: [Mineral, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mineral)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.5318° N, 97.9665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78125, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37754
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=37754
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37754-2023-01-14

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 269A: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN12LA648](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA648), Sep 19, 2012: Hughes 269A (N37754), Mc Cool Junction, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student pilot’s entry into the autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power as a…
- [NTSB ATL97LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA067), May 1, 1997: Hughes 269A (N37754), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s); and the flight instructor's improper flare and improper use of the flight controls, while flaring for an autorotative landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20120919022539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120919022539A), Sep 19, 2012: Hughes 269A (N37754), Mccool Junction, NE, Substantial damage. While performing practice auto-rotations the engine quit on descent. The flight instructor took control of the helicopter and landed hard causing rotors to…
- [Accident 19970501007369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970501007369A), May 1, 1997: Hughes 269A (N37754), Lake Wales, FL, Substantial damage. Helicopter practicing auto rotations, unable to recover, engine did not respond, crashed. (.4)the certified flight instructor (CFI) was demonstrating a 180…

## Other aircraft with N37754

- [Cancelled 1951-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37754-1951-02-06): Rearwin 8135T, S/N 893. Owner: [Wittenbach A J & R H Sanders](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WITTENBACH%20A%20J%20%26%20R%20H%20SANDERS)

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