# N9609F: 1970 Hughes 269C, 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 269C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c) (registry code 4470504)
- 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: 700017
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 5, 1970
- Certificate issued: May 2, 1972
- Last registry action: January 30, 2002
- Mode S code: AD5FBF
- Owner when cancelled: [Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2633° N, 85.6563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40207, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9609F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9609F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9609F-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 269C: https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-269c.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 BFO92FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA144), Sep 25, 1992: Hughes 269C (N9609F), East Bernstadt, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION INVOLVING FAILURE TO DETECT WEAR OF THE CLUTCH SPRING ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN THE UNCOUPLING OF ENGINE POWER TO THE MAIN TRANSMISSION.
- [NTSB CHI73AEA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AEA36), May 22, 1973: Hughes 269C (N9609F), De Pauw, IN, 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 19920925038969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920925038969A), Sep 25, 1992: Hughes 269C (N9609F), East Bernstadt, KY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Power train system failed during powerline control. Rotor speed decayed. Helicopter struck rising terrain.
- [Accident 19730522013139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730522013139A), May 22, 1973: Hughes 269C (N9609F), De Pauw, IN, Substantial damage. Throttl ctl to fuel attach bolt missing. Insp 3 otr 300 acft,bolts rotated by hand cotter keys worn

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