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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N1088Z

N1088Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269C built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 24, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Hughes 269C cancelled May 24, 2012

Serial number
511057
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1981
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
April 21, 1987
Last FAA action
September 11, 2007
Last owner
Niagara Aviation Services INC (Corporation)
Niagara Falls, NY
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N1088Z

BFO93FA019Accident on January 11, 1993 at Tonawanda, NY: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269C · serial 511057

IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM AN OBSTACLE DURING FLIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT INCLUDE POOR VISIBILITY AND WEATHER CONDITIONS AT DUSK, AND THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED FOR THE CONDITIONS.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site