# N7439F: 1976 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2014-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- 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: 460489
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 27, 1977
- Certificate issued: January 4, 1977
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AA0148
- Owner when cancelled: [Perkinson Copters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PERKINSON%20COPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Warrensburg, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Warrensburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9455° N, 89.0726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62573, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7439F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7439F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7439F-2014-11-17

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 CHI89DEV06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEV06), Jun 6, 1989: Hughes 269C (N7439F), Millersville, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ROTOR RPM FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON DURING A TURN TO REVERSE DIRECTION WHILE APPLYING AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS.

## 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 19890606014549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890606014549A), Jun 6, 1989: Hughes 269C (N7439F), Millersville, IL, Destroyed. Impacted ground in level altitude bounced and flipped inverted during a turnaround from a spray run.

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