# N9482F: Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 1982-10-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 7, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1160288
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: November 30, 1978
- Last registry action: October 7, 1982
- Mode S code: AD2D84
- Owners when cancelled: [C Q Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%20Q%20AIR), [Dennis Dolores L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENNIS%20DOLORES%20L), [Riviere James A Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIVIERE%20JAMES%20A%20JR), [Phare Weston D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHARE%20WESTON%20D), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Garrett Park, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Garrett%20Park)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0361° N, 77.0935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garrett Park, MD, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9482F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9482F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9482F-1982-10-07

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 (4)

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 ATL80FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA073), Jul 12, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9482F), Washington, DC, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD79FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA083), Sep 17, 1979: Hughes 269B (N9482F), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77FLA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLA06), Nov 8, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9482F), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI77FEE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE18-157778), Apr 16, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9482F), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19800712066089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800712066089A), Jul 12, 1980: Hughes 269B (N9482F), Washington, DC, Destroyed. Engine quit on low altitude sight-seeing flight. Crash-landed in tidal basin. Found cylinder studs had failed.
- [Accident 19790917030319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790917030319A), Sep 17, 1979: Hughes 269B (N9482F), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. Student and instructor,practicing auto rotation landings,made hard landing on third try,main rotor hit tail boom
- [Accident 19771108035169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771108035169A), Nov 8, 1977: Hughes 269A (N9482F), Gainesville, FL, Substantial damage. Sightseeing for hire. Lower short shaft failure P/N268A 5504-3.
- [Accident 19770416016529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770416016529A), Apr 16, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9482F), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. P/N269-A8442-2 failed due to gross overload. Full pwr could not be obtained.

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