# N7462F: 1976 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2017-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 560511
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: December 30, 1976
- Last registry action: January 14, 1978
- Mode S code: AA0B78
- Owner when cancelled: [Van Vleck Stanley L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20VLECK%20STANLEY%20L)
- Location: [Sloushouse, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Sloushouse)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8268° N, 94.7372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75683, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7462F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7462F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7462F-2017-02-04

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 LAX93LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA087), Jan 2, 1993: Hughes 269C (N7462F), Folsom, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILING TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT RESULTING IN THE HELICOPTER COLLIDING WITH ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION WIRES.

## 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 19930101000089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930101000089A), Jan 1, 1993: Hughes 269C (N7462F), Folsom, CA, Destroyed. Collided with powerline while herding cattle.
- [Incident 19861008064199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861008064199I), Oct 8, 1986: Hughes 269C (N7462F), Rancho Murieta, CA, Minor damage. While herding cattle, aircraft struck powerline. Minor damage to aircraft.[privacy data omitted]

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