# N9597F: Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 1992-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hughes 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4H12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4H12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 640314
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1992
- Last registry action: April 14, 1992
- Mode S code: AD5969
- Owner when cancelled: [Mojave Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOJAVE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Hesperia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hesperia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3602° N, 117.3131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92345, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9597F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9597F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9597F-1992-07-13

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX92FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA154), Mar 28, 1992: Hughes 269C (N9597F), Hesperia, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE TRAINING FLIGHT AND A DELAY IN CORRECTING…

## 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 19920328007779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920328007779A), Mar 28, 1992: Hughes 269C (N9597F), Hesperia, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During pinnacle landing practice, witnesses saw and heard the 269C rotors hit rocks, then tumble down mountainside

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