# N9498F: Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 1993-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 1993
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1230264
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Last registry action: October 14, 1993
- Mode S code: AD320D
- Owners when cancelled: [Sold To Rockwell Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLD%20TO%20ROCKWELL%20HELICOPTERS)
- Location: [China Grove, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/China%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5710° N, 80.6003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28023, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9498F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9498F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9498F-1993-10-27

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 269C: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 IAD77FLQ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLQ14), May 31, 1977: Hughes 269C (N9498F), Louisville, KY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19770531014699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770531014699A), May 31, 1977: Hughes 269C (N9498F), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage

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