# N7472F: 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)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 270556
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 1977
- Certificate issued: January 10, 2002
- Last registry action: February 8, 2005
- Mode S code: AA0F2F
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Management Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20MANAGEMENT%20INC)
- Location: [Lubbock, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lubbock)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7472F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7472F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7472F-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 (2)

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 FTW01LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA205), Sep 8, 2001: Hughes 269-C (N7472F), Lubbock, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power while maneuvering for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was a malfunction of the spray system.
- [NTSB DEN79FTE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE44), Jun 12, 1979: Hughes 269C (N7472F), Eckley, CO, 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 20010908025489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010908025489A), Sep 8, 2001: Hughes 269C (N7472F), Lubbock, TX, No damage. (-23) Pilot had just started the first spray pass in this field, he had flown several flights earlier in the day. He was about 800 feet into the field when he…
- [Accident 19790612012309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790612012309A), Jun 12, 1979: Hughes 269C (N7472F), Eckley, CO, Substantial damage. Helecopter crashed during emerg landing attempt,caused by engine failure .
- [Incident 19780810049299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810049299I), Aug 10, 1978: Hughes 269C (N7472F), Wiggins, CO, Minor damage. Helicopter struck powerlines.

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