# N7432F: 1976 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2018-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 160458
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 1976
- Certificate issued: May 23, 2007
- Last registry action: December 5, 2013
- Mode S code: AA0053
- Owner when cancelled: [Snohomish Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SNOHOMISH%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Snohomish, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Snohomish)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.8408° N, 122.1011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98296, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7432F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7432F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7432F-2018-03-28

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 (3)

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 WPR14LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA340), Aug 11, 2014: Hughes 269C (N7432F), Darrington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to secure the throttle mount bracket during a recent engine installation, which resulted in the loss of throttle movement and an inability to control engine power.
- [NTSB SEA77DYA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYA27), Jul 5, 1977: Hughes 269C (N7432F), Gooding, ID, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA76DYA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYA39), Jul 10, 1976: Hughes 269A (N7432F), Gooding, ID, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20140811013229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140811013229A), Aug 11, 2014: Hughes 269C (N7432F), Darington, WA, Substantial damage. The nuts securing the throttle suport bracket vibrated loose causing the bracket to come off the mount studs and loss of throttle control.
- [Accident 19770705016479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770705016479A), Jul 5, 1977: Hughes 269A (N7432F), Gooding, ID, Destroyed. Survey of field to be sprayed. Struck unmarked wire.
- [Accident 19760710017959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760710017959A), Jul 10, 1976: Hughes 269A (N7432F), Gooding, ID, Substantial damage

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