# N65372: 1965 Hughes 269A-1, registration cancelled 2017-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1) (registry code 4470404)
- 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: 15-0022
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 7, 1977
- Certificate issued: August 27, 2010
- Last registry action: August 27, 2010
- Mode S code: A89B47
- Owner when cancelled: [Tn Mountain View Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TN%20MOUNTAIN%20VIEW%20HELICOPTERS)
- Location: [Baneberry, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Baneberry)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0804° N, 83.2931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37890, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65372
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65372
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65372-2017-06-30

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 269A-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a-1.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 FTW91LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA150), Aug 18, 1991: Hughes 269A-1 (N65372), No. Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MAIN ROTOR RPM, HIS DELAYED FLARE, AND THE IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 19910818035679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910818035679A), Aug 18, 1991: Hughes 269A1 (N65372), Newport, AR, Substantial damage. CFI was demonstrating a practice autorotation to landing. Made firm landing, rotors struck tailboom.
- [Accident 19770328006909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770328006909A), Mar 28, 1977: Hughes 269C (N65372), TX, Substantial damage

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