# N9522F: Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 1991-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 580364
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: February 19, 1987
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: AD3EB9
- Owner when cancelled: [Sportflight Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPORTFLIGHT%20HELICOPTER%20INC)
- Location: [Aurora, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Aurora)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7588° N, 88.3720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60506, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9522F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9522F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9522F-1991-03-28

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

## 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 CHI88FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA190), Aug 2, 1988: Mcdonnell Douglas 269B (N9522F), Braceville, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: CONDUCTING MANEUVERING FLIGHT THE PIC FAILED TO MONITOR THE HELICOPTER SYSTEMS AND ALLOWED THE MAIN ROTOR RPM TO DECAY TO THE POINT WHERE IT WOULD NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH LIFT TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT.
- [NTSB CHI87LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA098), Mar 17, 1987: Hughes 269B (N9522F), South Bend, IN, 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 19880802030149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880802030149A), Aug 2, 1988: Hughes 269B (N9522F), Braceville, IL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Vertical ground impact. No witnesses. No mechanical defects found. Came to rest in upright position.
- [Accident 19870317006279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870317006279A), Mar 17, 1987: Hughes 269B (N9522F), South Bend, IN, Substantial damage. The helicopter was damaged in a hard, precautionary landing. Fuel low light led pilot to land. Fuel tank empty.

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