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N9579F

Cancelled 1996

Deregistered aircraft · Hughes 269C

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Cancelled: August 27, 1996
Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
Serial number: 540311
Type: Rotorcraft
Certificate issued: May 21, 1990
Last registry action: May 15, 1996
Mode S code: AD5241
Owners when cancelled: Flight Trails Helicopters Yi Chin Tu Pauline S
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Owner type: Co-owned

Airframe modelHughes 269CTCDS 4H12 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N9579F and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB LAX96FA177Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSan Diego, CAthe decision of the pilot to fly at low altitude and low airspeed within a hazardous performance area published in the pilot operating handbook. Factors in the accident were tailwinds, lack of operator preventative maintenance impairing engine power,…Apr 23, 1996 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 3

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N9579F and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19960423008079ASettle With Power (Rotorcraft) · San Diego, CAPhoto flight crashed orbiting hospital. Slow and low settled with power. Engine stuck valve. Traces of medications.Apr 23, 1996 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 19930227007169ISfl Autorotation · Rancho Santa Fe, CAPilot contact the ground with tail rotor during a simulated failed tail rotor approach demonstration.Feb 27, 1993 · Minor damage Incident 19911001051739IPwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft · Rancho Santa Fe, CAPractice pinnacle landing on unimproved field. Aircraft began shaking. Suspect ground resonance. Main rotor damagedOct 1, 1991 · Minor damage