# N7448F: 1966 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2015-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2015
- 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: 560510
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: September 14, 1979
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1986
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: AA04DC
- Owner when cancelled: [Southeast Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHEAST%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Saluda, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Saluda)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0424° N, 81.7762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29138, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7448F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7448F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7448F-2015-04-30

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 ATL90LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA134), Jun 22, 1990: Hughes 269C (N7448F), Saluda, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY PLAN FOR HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE OPERATIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN SETTLING WITH POWER TO THE GROUND.
- [NTSB CHI80DER43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DER43), Jun 1, 1980: Hughes 269C (N7448F), Willmar, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79FER63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER63), Jul 2, 1979: Hughes 269C (N7448F), Willmar, MN, 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 19900621022059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900621022059A), Jun 21, 1990: Hughes 269C (N7448F), Saluda, SC, Substantial damage. Powerline patrol practice helicopter settled with full power in a slow speed turn. Density altitude a factor.
- [Accident 19800601017769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601017769A), Jun 1, 1980: Hughes 269C (N7448F), Willmar, NM, Substantial damage. Allowed rotor RPM to decay in gusty landing approach. Lost control. Rotor hit tree.
- [Accident 19790702023079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790702023079A), Jul 2, 1979: Hughes 269C (N7448F), Willmar, MN, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff over gross weight and out of CG. Unable to climb. Hit hard. Went into ground resonance.

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