# N9553F: 1969 Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 2013-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 790430
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 1975
- Certificate issued: February 8, 2005
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: AD4A01
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Mech Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20MECH%20INC)
- Location: [Cherokee, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Cherokee)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7292° N, 98.4042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73728, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9553F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9553F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9553F-2013-11-05

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (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 MIA76FLA65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLA65), Aug 27, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9553F), Pensacola, FL, destroyed

## 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 19760827032469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760827032469A), Aug 27, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9553F), Pensacola, FL, Destroyed. Tail rotor fork bolt lost in flt TSO unk

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