# N9396F: 1964 Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 2008-07-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 14, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502)
- 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: 84-0126
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 5, 1978
- Certificate issued: May 15, 2003
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: AD0A48
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnston Flying Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSTON%20FLYING%20SERVICES%20LLC)
- Location: [Houma, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Houma)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5067° N, 90.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70363, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9396F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9396F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9396F-2008-07-14

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 (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 DFW07CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA037), Dec 11, 2006: Hughes 269B (N9396F), Houma, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power as a result of a cracked engine cylinder and broken spark plug which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was that it was not possible to attain proper rotor RPM.

## 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 20061211028799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061211028799A), Dec 11, 2006: Hughes 269B (N9396F), Houma, LA, Destroyed. (-23) N9396F was on local training flight for helicopter CFI rating. Student pilot at the controls on climbout when aircraft experienced a shudder at…

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