# N5395S: 1981 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2002-06-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 12, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 100885
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: May 23, 1991
- Certificate issued: August 18, 1998
- Last registry action: April 16, 2002
- Mode S code: A6D4F4
- Owner when cancelled: [Metro Air Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METRO%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Burbank, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burbank)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1758° N, 118.3475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91505, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5395S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5395S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5395S-2002-06-12

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 269C: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c.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 LAX00LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA181), May 1, 2000: Hughes 269C (N5395S), Rialto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student's misjudged altitude and failure to maintain rotor rpm while practicing an autorotation, and, the instructor's delayed remedial corrective action and inadequate supervision of the flight.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20000501013369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000501013369A), May 1, 2000: Hughes 269C (N5395S), Rialto, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 1, 2000,at 1655 hrs PDT, a highes 269C, N5395S amde a hard landing at the termination of an unsuccessful autorotation power recovery at the Rialto…
- [Accident 19921127048319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921127048319A), Nov 27, 1992: Hughes 269C (N5395S), Hillsboro, OR, No damage. Dropped load of christmas trees on a migrant worker.

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