# N469E: 1965 Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 2013-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45-0186
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 14, 1965
- Certificate issued: June 30, 2004
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A5BB6E
- Owner when cancelled: [Ozark Mountain Helicopters LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OZARK%20MOUNTAIN%20HELICOPTERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N469E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=469E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N469E-2013-05-21

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 269B: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b.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 DEN08FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08FA122), Jul 15, 2008: Hughes 269B (N469E), Salesville, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the crossing transmission line.

## 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 20080715840979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080715840979A), Jul 15, 2008: Hughes 269B (N469E), Mountain Home, AR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On July 15, 2008 at approximately 0927 CDT a Hughes 269B helicopter, N469E, was conducting routine powerline inspections when it crashed into a wooded…

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