# N9048R: 1964 Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- 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: 85-0368
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 1982
- Certificate issued: August 3, 1993
- Last registry action: September 2, 1999
- Mode S code: AC8188
- Owner when cancelled: [Kismet](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KISMET)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1968° N, 115.2644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89128, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9048R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9048R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9048R-2013-05-17

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 269A: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a.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 LAX93FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA260), Jun 19, 1993: Hughes 269A (N9048R), Henderson, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the collective control and his failure to maintain adequate RPM during an autorotative descent during a practice power off landing. A factor which contributed to the…

## 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 19930619019559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930619019559A), Jun 19, 1993: Hughes 269A (N9048R), Las Vegas, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Passenger pilot reported lost engine RPM. Needles split. Rapid descent. Impacted tail first. Bounced rolled burned.

## Other aircraft with N9048R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9048R): Boeing 737-8, S/N 70698
- [Cancelled 1975-04-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9048R-1975-04-08): Cessna A188B, S/N 18802089T. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Len-Aire Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEN-AIRE%20CORP), [Hubbard, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hubbard)

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