# N9439F: Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 1993-06-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 23, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 550194
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: November 22, 1980
- Mode S code: AD1BE6
- Location: [Pavilion, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Pavilion)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8775° N, 78.0133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14525, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9439F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9439F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9439F-1993-06-23

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 (3)

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 CHI79FEK16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK16), Jun 24, 1979: Hughes 269B (N9439F), Findlay, OH, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI78DEG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEG13), Jun 28, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9439F), Tipp City, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77DQG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG30), May 23, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9439F), Post, TX, 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.

- [Incident 19780803049409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780803049409I), Aug 3, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9439F), Vandalia, OH, Minor damage. Bad vibration followed by tail rotor dirve shaft failure. Shaft part number 6040, spline number 5430.
- [Accident 19780628020079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780628020079A), Jun 28, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9439F), Tipp City, OH, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19770523012639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770523012639A), May 23, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9439F), Post, TX, Substantial damage

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