# N9400F: Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 1994-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 1994
- 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: 1240145
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: December 23, 1971
- Last registry action: April 20, 1994
- Mode S code: AD0F86
- Owners when cancelled: [Gerardin Corp DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERARDIN%20CORP%20DBA), [Peninsula Aviation Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENINSULA%20AVIATION%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8079° N, 118.3480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90505, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9400F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9400F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9400F-1994-06-21

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 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 LAX84FA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA371), Jun 28, 1984: Hughes 269B (N9400F), Palos Verde Est, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB LAX73FUA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA31), Feb 9, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9400F), Torrance, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19840628027589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840628027589A), Jun 28, 1984: Hughes 269B (N9400F), Palos Verde Est, CA, Destroyed. Tail rotor blades struck tail skid in flight, causing uncontrolled descent. Tail rotor trailing edge delaminated.
- [Accident 19730209001539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730209001539A), Feb 9, 1973: Hughes 269B (N9400F), Torrance, CA, Substantial damage

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