# N9568F: 1971 Hughes 269B, registration cancelled 2013-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269B](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269b) (registry code 4470502)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 310460
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: July 28, 1986
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: AD4E67
- Owner when cancelled: [South Carolina Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20CAROLINA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Saluda, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Saluda)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0424° N, 81.7762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29138, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9568F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9568F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9568F-2013-05-23

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 IAD78FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA106), Sep 4, 1978: Hughes 269B (N9568F), Damascus, MD, destroyed
- [NTSB IAD77FIG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG35), Sep 15, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9568F), Gaithersburg, MD, 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 19780904038559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904038559A), Sep 4, 1978: Hughes 269A (N9568F), Damascus, MD, Destroyed. The tail rotor fork bolt failed
- [Accident 19770915027389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770915027389A), Sep 15, 1977: Hughes 269B (N9568F), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. Standard skids,both worn excessively. Helo nosed over,m/r hit gnd.

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