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N58228

N58228 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269C built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 18, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Hughes 269C cancelled December 18, 2014

Serial number
290771
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1978
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
February 5, 1982
Last FAA action
March 30, 1991
Last owner
Alcorn Brad (Individual)
Hennessey, OK
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N58228

FTW89DRG06Accident on May 18, 1989 at Rocksprings, TX: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269C · serial 290771

THE PILOT DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF THE HELICOPTER, FAILED TO MAINTIAN PROPER ROTOR RPM, AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE (CLEARANCE) ABOVE THE GROUND, WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS HIS IMPAIRMENT FROM USE OF A PRESCRIPTION DRUG (NORDIAZEPAM OR DIAZEPAM), WHICH WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH FLYING.

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