# N796: Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 1997-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 690804
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 26, 1986
- Last registry action: December 18, 1996
- Mode S code: AACE4E
- Owner when cancelled: [US Dept Of Agriculture](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20DEPT%20OF%20AGRICULTURE)
- Location: [Lakewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Lakewood)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6971° N, 105.1722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80228, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N796
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=796
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N796-1997-02-12

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 FTW95GA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95GA090), Jan 12, 1995: Hughes 269C (N796), Dumont, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO OVERSTRESS FRACTURES OF THE #3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD CAP BOLTS. THE ORIGIN OF THE FRACTURES COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

## 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 19950112000469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950112000469A), Jan 12, 1995: Hughes 269C (N796), Dumont, TX, Destroyed. Wildlife control flight. Engine blew 40FT AGL. Impacted level. No flre. Bounced. Rolled. Rod bolts failed.

## Other aircraft with N796

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N796): Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1, S/N 50, built 2004
- [Cancelled 1929-04-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N796-1929-04-06): Douglas M-4, S/N 655. Owner: [National Air Transport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AIR%20TRANSPORT%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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