# N9280F: Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 1993-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 1993
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 540305
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: January 5, 1993
- Mode S code: ACDE40
- Owners when cancelled: [Sold To Rockwell Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLD%20TO%20ROCKWELL%20HELICOPTERS)
- Location: [Rockwell, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Rockwell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5145° N, 80.4374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28138, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9280F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9280F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9280F-1993-03-23

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (2)

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 BFO91LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA014), Nov 15, 1990: Hughes 269C (N9280F), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD.
- [NTSB ATL85LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA259), Aug 25, 1985: Hughes 269C (N9280F), Elizabethtown, KY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19901115050759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901115050759A), Nov 15, 1990: Hughes 269C (N9280F), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Threw connecting rod through engine case on pipeline patrol. Made autorotation landing. Rod cap had fatigue mark.
- [Accident 19850825041339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850825041339A), Aug 25, 1985: Hughes 269C (N9280F), Elizabethtown, KY, Substantial damage. Entered heavy rain shower and bubble fogged up. Descended until tail rotor contacted a lake. Aircraft sank.
- [Incident 19790621016829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790621016829I), Jun 21, 1979: Hughes 269C (N9280F), Eastwood, KY, Minor damage. Helicopter on powerline patrol settled to the ground after making a down wind turn

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