# N9679F: 1971 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2016-08-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 11, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- 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: 310103
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 22, 1971
- Last registry action: August 7, 2014
- Mode S code: AD79C0
- Owner when cancelled: [Kinzie Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KINZIE%20INDUSTRIES%20INC)
- Location: [Erie, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Erie)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0541° N, 105.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80516, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9679F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9679F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9679F-2016-08-11

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 ERA12LA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA477), Jul 24, 2012: Hughes 269C (N9679F), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to assure that the lateral friction control was released prior to flight.
- [NTSB CHI77FEI13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI13), Feb 26, 1977: Hughes 269-C (N9679F), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage

## 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 20120724014949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120724014949A), Jul 24, 2012: Hughes 269C (N9679F), St. Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. On July 24, 2012 at approximately 1850 EST local time, a Hughes 300C helicopter, N9679F, s/n 310103, [privacy data omitted], crashed while hovering in St.…
- [Incident 19780809049949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780809049949I), Aug 9, 1978: Hughes 269C (N9679F), Sandusky, OH, Minor damage. Forced landing after engine quit, found broken connecting rod.
- [Accident 19770226004319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770226004319A), Feb 26, 1977: Hughes 269C (N9679F), Cleveland, OH, Substantial damage

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