# N7491F: 1975 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2021-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 350400
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 1975
- Certificate issued: December 10, 1975
- Last registry action: November 28, 2018
- Mode S code: AA167A
- Owner when cancelled: [City Of Houston](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CITY%20OF%20HOUSTON)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6462° N, 95.2771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77061, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7491F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7491F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7491F-2021-07-20

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 (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 FTW99TA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99TA190), Jul 15, 1999: Hughes 269C (N7491F), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The hard landing as a result of the flight instructor's failure to attain the proper airspeed before simulating an engine failure, which resulted in the development of a high sink rate. Factors were…

## 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 19990714009029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990714009029A), Jul 14, 1999: Hughes 269C (N7491F), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. (Tty) Houston police department public use acft (1975 Hughes 269C helicopter) was involved in night training when the acft landed hard, the main rotor blades…

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