# N9508F: Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1070338
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: January 14, 2003
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: AD381D
- Owner when cancelled: [Capen Clayton C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPEN%20CLAYTON%20C)
- Location: [Mecosta, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Mecosta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6209° N, 85.2416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49332, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9508F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9508F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9508F-2018-01-24

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 FTW01LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA109), Apr 27, 2001: Hughes 269B (N9508F), Nacogdoches, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wires during takeoff. Contributory factors were the sunglare and the unmarked wires.
- [NTSB DEN82FTM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTM07), Dec 15, 1981: Hughes 269B (N9508F), West Jordon, UT, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX72FUA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUA09), Aug 15, 1971: Hughes 269B (N9508F), Long Beach, 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 20010427006979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010427006979A), Apr 27, 2001: Hughes 269B (N9508F), Nacogdoches, TX, Substantial damage. (.19)On April 27, 2001, at 1740 CDT, a Hughes 269B helicopter, N9508F, was substantially damaged when it impatched wires and terrain while repositioning at the…
- [Accident 19811215087519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811215087519A), Dec 15, 1981: Hughes 269B (N9508F), West Jordan, UT, Substantial damage. Student allowed RPM decay on practice low-level turns. CFI tried to correct skid, hit ground, rolled over on impact

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