# N7480F: 1977 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2023-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 170570
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 2014
- Last registry action: January 21, 2022
- Mode S code: AA12A0
- Location: [Greeley, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greeley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4447° N, 104.6794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80631, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7480F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7480F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7480F-2023-01-14

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 WPR21LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA086), Jan 13, 2021: Hughes 269C (N7480F), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during a practice autorotation for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB ATL96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA063), Mar 10, 1996: Hughes 269C (N7480F), Gulf Shores, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout. A factor was the lack of position reports via radio by the pilot of the helicopter.
- [NTSB MKC80DCD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD30), Aug 14, 1980: Hughes 269C (N7480F), Ellsworth, IA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20210112001919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210112001919A), Jan 12, 2021: Hughes 269C (N7480F), Spanish Fork, UT, Substantial damage. The crew was conducting required training in preparation for the students category and class rating check ride in two days. The crew practiced several…
- [Incident 20000226004219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000226004219I), Feb 26, 2000: Hughes 269C (N7480F), Mobile Bay, AL, Minor damage. Pilot flying sight seeing tour in Mobile Bay and stated that engine atarted ot lose power. Pilot furthur stated that he could not maintain flight and landed…
- [Accident 19960310003791A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960310003791A), Mar 10, 1996: Hughes 269C (N7480F), Gulfshores, AL, Substantial damage. Crossing runway 09 to land at hangers collided with 172 N6612V that was on final for 09. No radio reports by 269C.
- [Accident 19800814036279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800814036279A), Aug 14, 1980: Hughes 269C (N7480F), Ellsworth, IA, Substantial damage. Skid dropped into water filler hole on helipad. Helicopter pitched backward and rolled over.

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