# N9397F: 1964 Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 2013-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502)
- 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: 84-0127
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: May 9, 1967
- Last registry action: June 8, 1983
- Mode S code: AD0A6B
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9397F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9397F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9397F-2013-03-20

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 (5)

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 FTW81FQG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG04), Oct 26, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9397F), Girard, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB IAD76FIG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIG16), May 31, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9397F), Gaithersburgh, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD74DIG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIG19), Feb 13, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9397F), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68A0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0034), Jan 26, 1968: Hughes 269B (N9397F), Sundance, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66A0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0010), Jul 14, 1965: Hughes 269B (N9397F), Cody, WY, 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 19801026058349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801026058349A), Oct 26, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9397F), Girard, TX, Destroyed. Indicates tail rotor struck brush during hover while herding cattle.
- [Accident 19760531013709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531013709A), May 31, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9397F), Gaithersburgh, MD, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19740213002459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740213002459A), Feb 13, 1974: Hughes 269B (N9397F), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. Run-on ldg. While running on gnd nose pitched up t/r struck ground.

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