# N9294F: 1975 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2013-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 650421
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 4, 1975
- Last registry action: November 14, 2007
- Mode S code: ACE283
- Location: [Bates City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Bates%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9597° N, 94.0679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64011, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9294F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9294F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9294F-2013-08-21

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 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 FTW02LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA038), Nov 17, 2001: Hughes 269C (N9294F), Richmond, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power line while landing.
- [NTSB CHI95LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA029), Nov 2, 1994: Hughes 269C (N9294F), Garden City, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadvertant engagement of the rotor drive system, while the helicopter had been left unattended by the pilot.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20011117037809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011117037809A), Nov 17, 2001: Hughes 269C (N9294F), Richmond, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On November 17, 2001, approximately 1800 central standard time, a Hughes 269C helicopter, N9294F, was substantially damaged when it impacted power lines…
- [Accident 19941102037219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941102037219A), Nov 2, 1994: Hughes 269C (N9294F), Garden City, KS, Substantial damage. Landed. Got out rotors engine idling gusty winds flapping rotors caused power increase. Helicopter struck building.

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