# N58228: 1978 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2014-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 290771
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 24, 1979
- Certificate issued: February 5, 1982
- Last registry action: March 30, 1991
- Mode S code: A78015
- Owner when cancelled: [Alcorn Brad](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALCORN%20BRAD)
- Location: [Hennessey, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Hennessey)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0963° N, 97.9220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73742, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58228
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=58228
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58228-2014-12-18

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 FTW89DRG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRG06), May 18, 1989: Hughes 269C (N58228), Rocksprings, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF THE HELICOPTER, FAILED TO MAINTIAN PROPER ROTOR RPM, AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE (CLEARANCE) ABOVE THE GROUND, WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW…

## 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 19890518012279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890518012279A), May 18, 1989: Hughes 269C (N58228), Rock Springs, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Appears pilot allowed rotor decay and flapping to occur while herding antelope at low altitude. Result fatal impact

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