# N7400F: 1975 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2013-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 250397
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 29, 1975
- Certificate issued: March 31, 1993
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A9F4E8
- Owner when cancelled: [Fly Fishing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLY%20FISHING%20INC)
- Location: [Tacoma, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Tacoma)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.2538° N, 122.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98402, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7400F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7400F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7400F-2013-05-07

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 269C: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA96FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA130), Jun 19, 1996: Hughes 269C (N7400F), Eldon, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: fatigue failure of the connecting rod cap, which resulted in loss of engine power and ditching at sea.
- [NTSB SEA93LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA001), Oct 1, 1992: Hughes 269C (N7400F), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE HOVER. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN ROTORCRAFT AND HIS DIVERSION…

## 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 19960619014469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960619014469A), Jun 19, 1996: Hughes 269C (N7400F), Eldon, WA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Cruise over canal 400FT awl. Vibration. Descended into canal. Engine had thrown a rod. Prior sudden stop accident.
- [Accident 19921001042969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921001042969A), Oct 1, 1992: Hughes 269C (N7400F), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. Allowed a skid to touch ground on a practice hover. Helicopter entered dynamic rollover.

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