N11XC is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269B built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 28, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N11XC is reserved by a private party since September 12, 2023. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on July 12, 2026.
Hughes 269B cancelled February 28, 2018
- Serial number
- 0102
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1965
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- December 28, 1999
- Last FAA action
- January 17, 2013
- Last owner
- Capen Clayton C (Individual)
Mecosta, MI - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N11XC
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269B · serial 0102
The pilot's excessive descent angle during landing approach, which resulted in a settling with power condition.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer 269B · serial 64-D102
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL DURING A DESCENT WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269B · serial 64-102
THE FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH CONTROL CABLE DUE TO FRAYING WHICH INITIATED THE FORCED LANDING AND THE OPERATOR'S FAILURE TO PERFORM RECOMMENDED INSPECTIONS ON THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
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