# N42LW: Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 1996-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 1996
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 860528
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1994
- Last registry action: January 23, 1996
- Mode S code: A4FA55
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42LW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42LW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42LW-1996-02-28

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## 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 19921114055249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921114055249I), Nov 14, 1992: Hughes 269C (N42LW), Corpus Christi, TX, Minor damage. Emergency landing when engine and rotor RPM exceeded parameters. Fuel handler filled aircraft with wrong fuel.

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