Hughes 269B
N911VC is a Hughes 269B, a rotorcraft with a piston engine (a helicopter or multicopter), built in 1965. It has 3 seats. It is registered to an individual in Carmen, Oklahoma. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 16, 2018 and expires on November 30, 2028. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control; patrolling, dated October 5, 1967.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Hughes
- Model
- 269B · all 269Bs and related versions
- Serial number
- 124-0144
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming I0360 SER · 180 hp
- Seats
- 3
- Year built
- 1965
- Cruising speed
- 64 mph
- Transponder code
- AC9C40 (octal 53116100)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 16, 2018
- Expires
- November 30, 2028
- Last FAA action
- March 10, 2026
- Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest control; Patrolling · October 5, 1967
- FAA region
- Southwestern
- FAA record id
- 00760191
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Detgen Ernest J
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 121 N 3Rd St
Carmen, OK 73726-2423
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Records check free · 2 to understand · 3 clear
The public federal record on N911VC, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Detgen Ernest J, an individual, certificate issued November 16, 2018, expires November 30, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Multiple certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control; patrolling, dated October 5, 1967, consistent with the 1965 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 124-0144 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N911VC was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Bell 206L-3 (serial 51172, cancelled August 18, 1993). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N911VC: Accident on March 11, 2007 at Haena, HI: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal). Accident on June 30, 1993 at Agoura Hills, CA: minor injuries, destroyed. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas 369FF · operated under 135
The fatigue failure of the tail rotor blade root fitting due to a manufacturing defect which resulted in the separation of the tail rotor system and loss of tail rotor control. A contributing factor to the accident were the trees that the helicopter struck during the autorotation.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for CHI07MA083 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206L-3 · operated under 091
The improper configuration of the aerial ignition device by the crew chief and an inadvertent activation of the unit by the pilot. The improper installation and configuration of the unit by maintenance personnel, inadequate crew coordination, and insufficient aviation unit operational standards were factors in this accident.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for LAX93GA270 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data