# N7052L: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2015-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- 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: 980962
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 20, 1990
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1998
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A969CA
- Owners when cancelled: [Potter Kent W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POTTER%20KENT%20W), [Southworth David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWORTH%20DAVID), [Sindelar John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SINDELAR%20JOHN%20M)
- Location: [Laurel, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Laurel)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6438° N, 108.7325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59044, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7052L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7052L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7052L-2015-05-21

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 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 DEN99LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA092), Jun 1, 1999: Hughes 269A (N7052L), Parkman, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning by exceeding the helicopter's performance climb capability. Factors were the downdraft encountered during initial climb following takeoff, and the high…

## 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 19990601047029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990601047029A), Jun 1, 1999: Hughes 269A (N7052L), Parkman, WY, Substantial damage. (.4)An hour after landing in an open field (6,200 feet MSL) near Parkman, Wyoming, in the bighorn national forest, the pilot performed a practice takeoff…

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