# N403SD: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 1996-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 1996
- 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: 270676
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: March 7, 1990
- Last registry action: March 20, 1996
- Mode S code: A4B95A
- Owner when cancelled: [Short J C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHORT%20J%20C)
- Location: [Premont, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Premont)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.3974° N, 98.1724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78375, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N403SD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=403SD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403SD-1996-06-21

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 (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 FTW90FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA183), Sep 17, 1990: Hughes 269A (N403SD), Kingsville, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE LEFT FLANGE ON THE TAIL BOOM SADDLE FITTING.

## 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 19900917039529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900917039529A), Sep 17, 1990: Hughes TH55A (N403SD), Kingsville, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Tailboom separated in flight. Entered spin and crashed. Saddle flange fractured. Stabilizer not approved civil use.

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