# N9307F: Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 1997-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 1997
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1230009
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 3, 1986
- Last registry action: April 17, 1996
- Mode S code: ACE8FC
- Owner when cancelled: [South Carolina Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20CAROLINA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Saluda, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Saluda)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0424° N, 81.7762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29138, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9307F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9307F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9307F-1997-07-24

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 269B: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b.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 CHI82DA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA327), Aug 28, 1982: Hughes 269B (N9307F), Medina, OH, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK67A0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0046), Oct 27, 1966: Hughes 269B (N9307F), Milpitas, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19820828041209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820828041209A), Aug 28, 1982: Hughes 269B (N9307F), Medina, OH, Destroyed. In flight separation of tail rotor driveshaft caused uncontrollable spiral and crash.

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