# N81AM: 1980 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2013-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- 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: 700941
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 24, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 8, 2005
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: AB070F
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Mech Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20MECH%20INC)
- Location: [Cherokee, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Cherokee)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7292° N, 98.4042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73728, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81AM-2013-11-05

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 MIA89LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA243), Aug 5, 1989: Hughes 269C (N81AM), Hollywood, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE SEVERE FUSELAGE VIBRATION (GROUND RESONANCE) AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION TO AVOID OR COMPENSATE FOR THE OCCURRENCE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW SHOCK STRUT.

## 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 19890805033969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890805033969A), Aug 5, 1989: Hughes 269C (N81AM), Hollywood, FL, Destroyed. Ground resonance occurred as helicopter got light on skids for takeoff.CFI incorrectly shut down instead of lifting

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