# N9503F: Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 2018-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 2018
- 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: 1060271
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 1967
- Certificate issued: January 15, 2015
- Last registry action: January 15, 2015
- Mode S code: AD376E
- Owner when cancelled: [Northern Skies Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHERN%20SKIES%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Laurel, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Laurel)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6438° N, 108.7325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59044, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9503F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9503F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9503F-2018-06-08

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 SEA00LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA193), Sep 27, 2000: Hughes 269B (N9503F), Laurel, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure to maintain aircraft control during hover operations. Inadequate remedial action by the pilot was a factor.
- [NTSB LAX71FUA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUA26), Nov 11, 1970: Hughes 269B (N9503F), Lakewood, 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 20000927015129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000927015129A), Sep 27, 2000: Hughes 269B (N9503F), Laurel, MT, No damage. (-23) Instructor states student, on second solo pickup, picked up the heli to 3-foot stabilizer hover. Unintentionally raised the collective, thus climbing to…
- [Incident 19780113002799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780113002799I), Jan 13, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9503F), Long Beach, CA. Rotor blade flexed down and struck person due to another helicopter landing in area.

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