# N5444G: Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 1989-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 450187
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: A6E9B3
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5444G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5444G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5444G-1989-11-07

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 (2)

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 FTW81DQG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG27), May 22, 1981: Hughes 269B (N5444G), Muleshoe, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX77DUJ65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ65), Jun 28, 1977: Hughes 269B (N5444G), Luke Af Base, AZ, substantial damage

## 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 19810522028229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810522028229A), May 22, 1981: Hughes 269B (N5444G), Muleshoe, TX, Substantial damage. Student froze on controls when CFI tried to take over for landing on practice autorotation. Chopped off tail rotor.
- [Accident 19770628015179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770628015179A), Jun 28, 1977: Hughes 269A (N5444G), Luke Af Base, AZ, Destroyed. Recovery frm practice autorotation. Plt added pwr bfor collective,oversped eng. Ip cut pwr,eng quit.

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