# N58335: 1979 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2013-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2013
- 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: 390762
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 11, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 12, 2001
- Last registry action: October 26, 2004
- Mode S code: A783EC
- Owner when cancelled: [Helitours International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELITOURS%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.6584° N, 80.3609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33176, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58335
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=58335
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58335-2013-04-23

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 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 CHI92LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA222), Aug 1, 1992: Hughes 269C (N58335), Aurora, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE DESCENT AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

## 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.

- [Incident 19921119050639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921119050639I), Nov 19, 1992: Hughes 269C (N58335), Chicago/Aurora, IL, Minor damage. After flight test aircraft was landed on portable. Later after inspection bothy landing gear skid tubes were bent.
- [Accident 19920801031089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920801031089A), Aug 1, 1992: Hughes 269C (N58335), Chicago/Aurora, IL, Substantial damage. Lost power. Autorotated. Hard landing. Found broken engine crankshaft.

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