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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.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Hughes
- Model
- 269B · all 269Bs and related versions
- Built of
- steel tube and aluminiumA welded steel-tube frame carries the loads, with aluminium (and some fibreglass) skins over it. An open steel-tube frame. This is how the Hughes 269 300 series helicopters family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 124-0144
- Type
- RotorcraftFAA type of aircraft code 6 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming I0360 SER · 180 hp
- Seats
- 3
- Year built
- 1965
- Cruising speed
- 64 mph
- Transponder code
- AC9C40 (octal 53116100)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- November 16, 2018
- Expires
- November 30, 2028
- Last FAA action
- March 10, 2026
- Airworthiness
- MultipleFAA airworthiness class code 6 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest control; PatrollingFAA certificate purpose code 1315 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · October 5, 1967
- FAA region
- SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00760191
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Detgen Ernest J
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- 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
Connections how N911VC links to the rest of the register
- Hughes 269 300 series helicopters 207 registered
- Hughes 386 aircraft on the register
- Built of steel tube and aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Lycoming IO-360 series 8,561 aircraft with this engine series · 180 hp
- Type certificate 4H12 · held by Schweizer Rsg LLC
- Carmen, OK 2 aircraft registered in this town
- Oklahoma 5,646 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Hughes 269 300 series helicopters 54 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Hughes 269 300 series helicopters 214 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Hughes 269 300 series helicopters 64 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming IO-360 series 42 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming IO-360 series 39 reports since 1995
- Report filed on this aircraft: Window, departed · 1995-06-30
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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]
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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.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
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.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 26, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 26, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 26, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 26, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data