# N9668F: Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2000-01-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 5, 2000
- Exported to: Mexico
- 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: 310098
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: April 17, 1999
- Last registry action: April 17, 1999
- Mode S code: AD75E6
- Owner when cancelled: [Del Rio Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEL%20RIO%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Paso Robles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Paso%20Robles)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6591° N, 120.7176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93446, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9668F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9668F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9668F-2000-01-05

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 CHI84LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA237), Jun 14, 1984: Hughes 269C (N9668F), Boyd, MN, 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 19840613026389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840613026389A), Jun 13, 1984: Hughes 269C (N9668F), Boyd, MN, Substantial damage. Ag pilot was distracted and forgot about wire at the end of field. Helicopter collided with wire and crashed.
- [Incident 19820905069659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820905069659I), Sep 5, 1982: Hughes 269C (N9668F), Bejou, MN, Minor damage. Pilot induced engine overspeed by declutching rotors above 1600 RPM. Engine overspeed fractured lower pulley shaft.

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