# N9443F: Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 1989-09-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 8, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1150214
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: AD1ECB
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9443F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9443F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9443F-1989-09-08

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 FTW80FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA077), May 18, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9443F), Arlington, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66A0070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0070), Mar 28, 1966: Hughes 269B (N9443F), Colorado Spgs, CO, 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.

- [Incident 19810505040159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810505040159I), May 5, 1981: Hughes 269B (N9443F), Roanoke, TX, Minor damage. During solo liftoff pilot allowed copter to drift rearward and down. Tail rotor assembly and drive damaged.
- [Accident 19800518014269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800518014269A), May 18, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9443F), Arlington, TX, Substantial damage. Lost control of helicopter during downwind pedal turn departure from hover.

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