# N9483F: Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 1998-02-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 21, 1998
- 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: 1260289
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 21, 1995
- Last registry action: October 14, 1997
- Mode S code: AD2DA7
- Owner when cancelled: [Kittner Ernest F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KITTNER%20ERNEST%20F)
- Location: [Honesdale, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Honesdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6165° N, 75.2577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18431, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9483F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9483F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9483F-1998-02-21

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX3752](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3752), Jul 26, 1995: PISTON. CORRODED. THIS HELICOPTER DEVELOPED GROUND RESONANCE AND SELF-DESTRUCTED. DURING THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, NOTICED BOTH LEFT SHOCK STRUT AND THE SKID ATTACH LUGS WERE S

## 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 NYC95LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA170), Jul 22, 1995: Hughes 269B (N9483F), Honesdale, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: Corrosion and subsequent failure of the attaching lugs for the left (4H) shock strut assembly, which resulted in collapse of the landing gear/skid.
- [NTSB IAD77FIG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG10), Jan 23, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9483F), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK72DVG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG36), Feb 21, 1972: Hughes 269B (N9483F), Winters, 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 19950722024659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950722024659A), Jul 22, 1995: Hughes 269B (N9483F), Honesdale, PA, Destroyed. Vibration on takeoff. Returned. On ground engine and rotors idling. Severe forward and aft gyration. Strut collapsed
- [Accident 19770123001299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770123001299A), Jan 23, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9483F), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage

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