# N48323: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 1995-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 1995
- 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: 580877
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: July 31, 1991
- Last registry action: November 16, 1994
- Mode S code: A5F678
- Owner when cancelled: [Dse Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DSE%20INC)
- Location: [Falls Church, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Falls%20Church)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8493° N, 77.1415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22041, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48323
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48323
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48323-1995-03-09

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 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 NYC91LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA159), Jun 29, 1991: Hughes 269A (N48323), Manassas, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED AT A LOW ALTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN THE HELICOPTER SETTLING WITH POWER. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S…

## 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 19910629024809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910629024809A), Jun 29, 1991: Hughes 269A (N48323), Manassas, VA, Substantial damage. Flew a friend over his house at slow speed and low. Resulted in settling with power. Crashed in backyard.

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