# N7054C: 1967 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2017-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2017
- 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: 480831
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 20, 2000
- Certificate issued: May 19, 2008
- Last registry action: July 19, 2011
- Mode S code: A96A08
- Owner when cancelled: [Sandelin Jay C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDELIN%20JAY%20C)
- Location: [Whitefish, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Whitefish)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.4269° N, 114.4940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59937, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7054C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7054C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7054C-2017-10-31

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 SEA05CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA083), Apr 17, 2005: Hughes 269A (N7054C), Whitefish, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter while hovering resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. Gusting winds and the student pilot's inadequate compensation for…

## 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 20050417005859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050417005859A), Apr 17, 2005: Hughes 269A (N7054C), Whitefish, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot states he decided to practice hovering in a HU-269-A although he has had no time in that model in over one year. Student has 2.4 hours in a…

## Other aircraft with N7054C

- [Cancelled 1991-04-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7054C-1991-04-08): Hughes TH-55, S/N 6716869. Owner: [State Of Alabama Abc Board](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20OF%20ALABAMA%20ABC%20BOARD), [Montgomery, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Montgomery)

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