# N9688F: 1972 Hughes 269C, registration cancelled 2013-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 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: 320133
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1972
- Certificate issued: April 28, 2003
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: AD7D54
- Owner when cancelled: [Mile High Helicopter Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILE%20HIGH%20HELICOPTER%20CO)
- Location: [Centennial, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Centennial)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5803° N, 104.9549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80122, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9688F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9688F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9688F-2013-09-19

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 DEN05CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA052), Jan 29, 2005: Hughes 269C (N9688F), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. Contributing factors were low rotor rpm, low airspeed, and the…

## 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 20050129001539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050129001539A), Jan 29, 2005: Hughes 269C (N9688F), Denver, CO, Destroyed. (-23) On Saturday, January 29, 2005, at approximately 1845 UTC, N9688F, a Hughes helicopter model 269C impacted the ground during autorotation training at…

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