# N9049J: Hughes 269A, registration cancelled 1995-04-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 12, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 269A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269a) (registry code 4470402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6418033
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 24, 1979
- Last registry action: November 25, 1992
- Mode S code: AC81A4
- Owner when cancelled: [Alabama Aviation & Tech College](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALABAMA%20AVIATION%20%26%20TECH%20COLLEGE)
- Location: [Ozark, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Ozark)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 31.4591° N, 85.6405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozark, AL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9049J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9049J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9049J-1995-04-12

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 ATL89LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA145), May 11, 1989: Hughes 269A (N9049J), Ozark, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE USE OF THE CYCLIC CONTROL AND THE MISJUDGED FLARE DURING A PRACTICE TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION.

## 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 19890511013039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890511013039A), May 11, 1989: Hughes 269A (N9049J), Ozark, AL, Substantial damage. Made practice autorotation run. Landing tail raised up and was chopped off by main rotors. Skid may have caught.

## Other aircraft with N9049J

- [Cancelled 2026-10-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9049J-2026-10-10): Air Tractor AT-602, S/N 602-0550, built 1999. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Prattville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Prattville)
- [Cancelled 1971-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9049J-1971-02-09): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-3080. Owner: [Becker Norman Joseph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECKER%20NORMAN%20JOSEPH), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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