N7400F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269C built in 1975. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 7, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Hughes 269C cancelled May 7, 2013
- Serial number
- 250397
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1975
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 31, 1993
- Last FAA action
- May 20, 2008
- Last owner
- Fly Fishing INC (Corporation)
Tacoma, WA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N7400F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269C · serial 250397
fatigue failure of the connecting rod cap, which resulted in loss of engine power and ditching at sea.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269C · serial 250397
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE HOVER. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN ROTORCRAFT AND HIS DIVERSION OF ATTENTION WHILE HOVERING.
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