# N7431F: Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 1983-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 1983
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 260472
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 23, 1980
- Mode S code: AA0030
- Owner when cancelled: [Tlc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TLC%20INC)
- Location: [Burlington, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Burlington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7431F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7431F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7431F-1983-01-17

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 (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 MKC78FCD50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD50), Aug 31, 1978: Hughes 300C (N7431F), Baxter, IA, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19810317019789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810317019789I), Mar 17, 1981: Hughes 269C (N7431F), Davenport, IA, Minor damage. Pilots canopy bowed inward at 85 knots. Canopy popped back out and cracked when speed reduced. Not enough thickness
- [Accident 19780831029749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780831029749A), Aug 31, 1978: Hughes 269A (N7431F), Baxter, IA, Substantial damage. Spray boom struck Truck while maneuvering to land on mobile pad.

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