# N9616F: 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: 700025
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 26, 1970
- Certificate issued: September 21, 1988
- Last registry action: September 6, 1994
- Mode S code: AD630D
- Owners when cancelled: [Powell Helicopters Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POWELL%20HELICOPTERS%20INC%20DBA), [Omega Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OMEGA%20HELICOPTERS)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7969° N, 95.4927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77055, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9616F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9616F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9616F-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 (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 FTW95LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA011), Oct 10, 1994: Hughes 269C (N9616F), Livingston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER FLARE RESULTING IN AN UNDERSHOOT OF THE INTENDED LANDING AREA. A FACTOR WAS THE BIRD STRIKE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19941010040779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941010040779A), Oct 10, 1994: Hughes 269C (N9616F), Livingston, TX, Substantial damage. Crashed into wooded area.
- [Incident 19920827043559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920827043559I), Aug 27, 1992: Hughes 269C (N9616F), Houston, TX. Rough running engine in flight. Precautionary off airport landing. Found helicoil was loose in the cylinder.
- [Incident 19881016059849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881016059849I), Oct 16, 1988: Hughes 269C (N9616F), Spring, TX. During autorotation instruction,engine shut down. Entered autorotation and landed in field. Right magneto was loose

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