# N9648F: Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 1975-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 1975
- 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: 1100062
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: October 15, 1971
- Mode S code: AD6E78
- Owner when cancelled: [Department Of Police](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20POLICE)
- Location: [Topeka, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Topeka)
- Owner type: Government
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9648F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9648F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9648F-1975-08-06

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 MKC75AK026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK026), Nov 1, 1974: Hughes 269C (N9648F), Topeka, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19741101044279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741101044279A), Nov 1, 1974: Hughes 269C (N9648F), Topeka, KS, Destroyed. Autorotative descent to parking lot. High flare,settled with low RPM.reason for ldg not determined.

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