# N380TL: 1978 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2017-07-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 6, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Engine: [Lycoming HIO-360-D1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-d1a) (registry code 41893)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 680694
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 1, 2009
- Certificate issued: August 4, 2009
- Last registry action: August 4, 2009
- Mode S code: A45CFE
- Owner when cancelled: [Canyon State Aero LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANYON%20STATE%20AERO%20LLC)
- Location: [Gilbert, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Gilbert)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3323° N, 111.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85296, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N380TL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=380TL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N380TL-2017-07-06

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 269C: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c.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 WPR12FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA191), May 2, 2012: Hughes 269C (N380TL), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of tail rotor drive due to a fatigue failure of the main transmission pinion, which resulted in a loss of directional control during cruise flight.

## 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 20120502009279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120502009279A), May 2, 2012: Hughes 269C (N380TL), Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed. Pilot was flying aerial photo flight with photographer on board. In cruise flight, pilot felt airframe vibration and metalic "clunk" from rear of aircraft…

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