# N9539F: Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 1973-08-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 28, 1973
- Exported to: New Zealand
- 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: 1080392
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 30, 1973
- Mode S code: AD4365
- Owner when cancelled: [Empire Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMPIRE%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Spokane, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9539F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9539F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9539F-1973-08-28

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 (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 SEA72DYG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYG03), Jul 14, 1971: Hughes 269B (N9539F), Pullman, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA70FWG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70FWG06), Mar 19, 1970: Hughes 269B (N9539F), Albion, WA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N9539F

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9539F): Cessna 208, S/N 20800092

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