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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N7439F

N7439F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269C built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 17, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Hughes 269C cancelled November 17, 2014

Serial number
460489
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1976
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
January 4, 1977
Last FAA action
February 17, 2009
Last owner
Perkinson Copters INC (Corporation)
Warrensburg, IL
Airworthiness
Restricted · Agriculture and pest control

NTSB accident and incident record under N7439F

CHI89DEV06Accident on June 6, 1989 at Millersville, IL: no injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269C · serial 460489

LOSS OF ROTOR RPM FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON DURING A TURN TO REVERSE DIRECTION WHILE APPLYING AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS.

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