N9277R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes 269C built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 27, 2019. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Hughes 269C cancelled February 27, 2019
- Serial number
- 790809
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 10, 2015
- Last FAA action
- August 10, 2015
- Last owner
- Cavender Matt (Individual)
Howe, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna A188B cancelled May 7, 1990
- Serial number
- 18802205
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N9277R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hughes 269C · serial 790809
The improper execution of an autorotation following the loss of engine power, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's lack of remedial action during the autorotation.
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