# N69HJ: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2021-03-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 27, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 580869
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: June 22, 2020
- Mode S code: A92915
- Location: [Springfield, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Springfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.5484° N, 86.8495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37172, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69HJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=69HJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69HJ-2021-03-27

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 269A: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a.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 CEN12LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA247), Apr 17, 2012: Hughes 269A (N69HJ), Grinnell, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper liftoff technique, which resulted in ground resonance, and the pilot's delayed recognition of the ground resonance.

## 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 20120417005669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120417005669A), Apr 17, 2012: Hughes 269A (N69HJ), Grinnell, IA, Substantial damage. The accident happened during the takeoff phase of flight. The pilot stated that he completed his preflight inspection and engine runup and was about to depart…

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