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N9280F

Cancelled 1993

Deregistered aircraft · Hughes 269C

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Cancelled: March 23, 1993
Exported to: New Zealand
Status when cancelled: Valid registration
Serial number: 540305
Type: Rotorcraft
Last registry action: January 5, 1993
Mode S code: ACDE40
Owners when cancelled: Sale ReportedSold To Rockwell Helicopters
Location: Rockwell, NC
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelHughes 269CTCDS 4H12 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now

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.

NTSB investigations · 2

Matched to this aircraft by N9280F and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB BFO91LA014Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLouisville, KYFatigue failure of the number 1 cylinder connecting rod.Nov 15, 1990 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL85LA259Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElizabethtown, KYAfter takeoff from off airport landing zone, the acft encountered heavy raninshowers and the plt attempted to return to the landing zone. Visibility was such that the plt was unable to see the ground and the tailrotor contacted a lake adjacent to the landing…Aug 25, 1985 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 3

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N9280F and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19901115050759APwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Louisville, KYThrew connecting rod through engine case on pipeline patrol. Made autorotation landing. Rod cap had fatigue mark.Nov 15, 1990 · Substantial damage Accident 19850825041339APwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft · Elizabethtown, KYEntered heavy rain shower and bubble fogged up. Descended until tail rotor contacted a lake. Aircraft sank.Aug 25, 1985 · Substantial damage Incident 19790621016829ILow Level Operations · Eastwood, KYHelicopter on powerline patrol settled to the ground after making a down wind turnJun 21, 1979 · Minor damage