# N9580F: 1974 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2012-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Engine: [Lycoming HIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (registry code 41524)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 540303
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 1976
- Last registry action: September 26, 1981
- Mode S code: AD54BD
- Location: [Marion, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Marion)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9023° N, 91.7887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52228, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9580F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9580F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9580F-2012-11-20

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 269C: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c.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 MKC76FCD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD58), Jul 23, 1976: Hughes 269C (N9580F), Clutier, IA, substantial damage

## 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 19760723022269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760723022269A), Jul 23, 1976: Hughes 269C (N9580F), Clutier, IA, Substantial damage. Motorized idler & liquid pump pulleys were 3/4IN out of alignment. Plt un maintain rotor RPM.

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