# N9620F: 1970 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2017-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2017
- 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: 700020
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 1970
- Certificate issued: April 17, 1989
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: AD65F2
- Owner when cancelled: [Menix Frank D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MENIX%20FRANK%20D)
- Location: [Big Spring, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Big%20Spring)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2001° N, 101.5046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79720, within about 18 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9620F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9620F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9620F-2017-03-21

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 FTW03CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03CA233), Sep 28, 2003: Hughes 269C (N9620F), Gail, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of control for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB SEA72DYA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYA29), Apr 9, 1972: Hughes 269C (N9620F), Soda Springs, ID, 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 20030928022709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030928022709A), Sep 28, 2003: Hughes 269C (N9620F), Gail, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 28, 2003, Hughes aircraft, N9620F, attempted take-off from a transport trailer located 6 miles north of Gail, Texas. Immediately as the…

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