# N9277R: 1979 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2019-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 790809
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 1995
- Certificate issued: August 10, 2015
- Last registry action: August 10, 2015
- Mode S code: ACDB88
- Owner when cancelled: [Cavender Matt](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAVENDER%20MATT)
- Location: [Howe, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Howe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5289° N, 96.6822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75459, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9277R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9277R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9277R-2019-02-27

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 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 CEN16FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA315), Aug 10, 2016: Hughes 269C (N9277R), Howe, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The improper execution of an autorotation following the loss of engine power, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's lack of…

## 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 20160809012999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160809012999A), Aug 9, 2016: Hughes 269C (N9277R), Howe, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight originated from the aircraft [privacy data omitted] student?s residence in rural Howe, Texas. The instructor reduced…

## Other aircraft with N9277R

- [Cancelled 1990-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9277R-1990-05-07): Cessna A188B, S/N 18802205. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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