# N9471F: 1966 Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 2015-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 106-0267
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 30, 1966
- Certificate issued: February 8, 2007
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: AD29AA
- Owner when cancelled: [Hrad Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HRAD%20GROUP%20LLC)
- Location: [Salina, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Salina)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8318° N, 97.6546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67401, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9471F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9471F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9471F-2015-05-05

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 (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 CHI06LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA124), May 3, 2006: Hughes 269B (N9471F), Sullivan, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the fuselage-to-tail boom cluster fitting, and the secondary failure of the tail rotor drive shaft. An additional cause was the incomplete compliance with an applicable…
- [NTSB CHI84LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA203), May 20, 1984: Hughes 269B (N9471F), Toulon, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC76FFJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFJ03), Aug 20, 1975: Hughes 269B (N9471F), Mumford, NY, destroyed

## 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 20060503014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060503014319A), May 3, 2006: Hughes 269B (N9471F), Sullivan, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was cruising about 600' when he felt and heard a loud "bang" which was likely the left side tailboom brace breaking at the cluster fitting, which…
- [Accident 19840520018719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840520018719A), May 20, 1984: Hughes 269B (N9471F), Toulon, IL, Substantial damage. A feed sack blown into rotors at low altitude caused vibration. Helicopter nosed up and rolled on forced landing.
- [Accident 19750820027159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750820027159A), Aug 20, 1975: Hughes 269B (N9471F), Mumford, NY, Destroyed. Helo struck wires on tree-obscured poles drg swath run.

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