# N48298: 1966 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2018-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- Engine: [Lycoming HI0-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hi0-360-series) (registry code 41553)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 66-18313
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: August 28, 1990
- Certificate issued: November 30, 2012
- Last registry action: November 30, 2012
- Mode S code: A5F3BB
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilson Paul Q](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20PAUL%20Q)
- Location: [East Livermore, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/East%20Livermore)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.4131° N, 70.1439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Livermore, ME, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48298
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48298
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48298-2018-02-16

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CHI91DCJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCJ05), Aug 7, 1991: Mcdonnell Douglas 269A (N48298), Harvard, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM DURING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S INATTENTION.

## 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 19910802031509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910802031509A), Aug 2, 1991: Hughes 269A (N48298), Harvard, NE, Substantial damage. Allowed rotor RPM to decay on a spray turn around. Too low for recovery. Slid on ground and rolled over.

## Other aircraft with N48298

- [Cancelled 1948-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48298-1948-10-29): Aeronca 0-58B, S/N 10823, built 1943. Owner: [Halverson Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALVERSON%20CHARLES), [Taylor, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Taylor)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.