# N9566F: Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 1993-05-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 27, 1993
- 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: 210458
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 23, 1992
- Last registry action: October 23, 1992
- Mode S code: AD4E21
- Owner when cancelled: [Maui Wing And Rotor Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAUI%20WING%20AND%20ROTOR%20INC)
- Location: [Pukulani, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Pukulani)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 20.8292° N, 156.2972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96768, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9566F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9566F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9566F-1993-05-27

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 (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 LAX93LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA063), Dec 7, 1992: Hughes 269B (N9566F), Kahului, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM DURING DOWNWIND FLIGHT AND ADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO RECOVER THE LOSS OF MAIN ROTOR RPM BEFORE SETTLING INTO THE WATER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS…
- [NTSB LAX78FUA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA22), Aug 4, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9566F), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX77FUA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA02), Dec 14, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9566F), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19921207049399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921207049399A), Dec 7, 1992: Hughes 269B (N9566F), Kahului, HI, Destroyed. Low and slow over water on photo flight. Rotor speed decayed. Lowered cyclic. Added power but settled into ocean.
- [Accident 19780804022519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780804022519A), Aug 4, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9566F), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. A/c in hover turn struck left skid in nose low attitude. Main rotost separated.
- [Accident 19761214038149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761214038149A), Dec 14, 1976: Hughes 269B (N9566F), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage

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